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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
Fairfax CUE Bus (CUE)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
unchanged since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 59% of all tracked agencies and 57% of mid-size agencies. Operates in Virginia.
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Checked for changes 19 hours ago; last fetch returned HTTP 404.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the Mobility Database's mirror copy of the feed.
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: provisional.
- Realtime quality was not measured this run. It does not count against the grade.
- The agency's own feed URL was unreachable, so the Mobility Database's hosted mirror copy was scored instead.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
Top things to fix
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.Likely your team
197 of 197 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there. Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
⏱ A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.worth about +25 points
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).Likely your export tool
189 of 189 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ Often one default setting in your export.worth about +15 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Populate trip_headsign to match what the bus displays.Likely your export tool
189 of 189 trips have no headsign. Riders at the stop can't tell which direction a bus is going.
⏱ Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.worth about +15 points
Close the loop on each fix. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and let the next run verify it — the scorecard shows the fix; the agency publishes it.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Populate trip_headsign to match what the bus displays. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Send your vendor a fix request
You may not control the GTFS export yourself. Copy this and send it to whoever runs your scheduling software export. It names each fix with the validator notice and a guide link.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 3 kinds of issue across 8 instances (0 error, 5 warning, 3 informational).
Service data covers the next 4953 days.
0% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (0% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is not published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
Not scored yet. Nothing here counts against the grade.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
Skip to route and stop dataBasemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- Green 1 (green)
- Green 2 (green)
- Gold 1 (yellow)
- Gold 2 (yellow)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| Green 1 | Bus | green |
| Green 2 | Bus | green |
| Gold 1 | Bus | yellow |
| Gold 2 | Bus | yellow |
This feed has 197 stops.
List every stop
- Vienna Metro North Bay C
- Pickett Rd at Silver King Ct
- Pickett Rd at Post Office (NB)
- Pickett Rd at Barrister's Keep (NB)
- Pickett Rd at Silver King Ct (NB)
- Pickett Rd at Thaiss Park (NB)
- Old Pickett Rd at Foxcroft Apts
- Old Pickett Road at Old Lee Highway
- Vienna Metro North Bay D
- Country Creek at Village Spring Lane (WB)
- Blake Ln at Five Oaks Rd (SB)
- Blake Ln at Bel Glade (SB)
- Pickett Rd at Barrister's Keep
- Blake Ln at Kingsbridge Dr (SB)
- Blake Ln at Blake Ln Loop (SB)
- Lee Highway at Blake Lane (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Fx Circle Shopping
- Old Lee Highway at Ridge Ave (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Great Oak Dr (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Fairfax High School
- Old Lee Highway at Brookwood Dr
- Old Lee Highway at Embassy Ln (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Heritage Ln (SB)
- Pickett Rd at Post Office
- Old Lee Highway at St. Leo's Church
- Old Lee Highway at Layton Hall Dr (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Willard Way (SB)
- Old Lee Highway at Library (SB)
- West at Fx Courthouse
- Main Street at Fairfax Bldg
- Main St at Railroad Ave
- Main St at Keith Ave (NB)
- Main St at Oak St (NB)
- Main St at Hallman St (NB)
- Pickett Rd at Colonial Ave
- Lee Highway at Chipotle (Holly)
- Lee Highway at Hilltop Shopping Center
- Lee Highway at Jermantown Rd
- Jermantown Rd at Jermantown Square (NB)
- Jermantown Rd at James Swarts (NB)
- Jermantown Rd at Main St (NB)
- Jermantown Rd at Comfort Inn (NB)
- Jermantown Rd at Fair Haven Ct (NB)
- Jermantown Rd at Cavalier Ct (NB)
- Orchard St at Bevan Dr (EB)
- Pickett Rd at Mathy Dr
- Bevan Dr at Johnson School
- Warwick Ave and Bevan Drive (EB)
- Warwick Ave at Hill St (EB)
- Warwick Ave at Meredith Dr (EB)
- Warwick Ave at Shops at Ffx (EB)
- Fairfax Blvd at McLean Ave
- Fairfax Blvd at Denny's Rest
- Fairfax Blvd at University Dr
- Fairfax Blvd at Eaton Pl
- Pickett Rd at Turnpike Shopping Center
- Draper Drive at Fairfax Blvd
- Draper Dr at Beech Dr
- Kingsbridge Dr at Kings Crown Ct (EB)
- Blake Lane at Lindenbrook Street
- Blake Ln at Bel Glade (NB)
- Blake Ln at Five Oaks Rd (NB)
- Country Creek at Village Spring Lane (EB)
- Vienna Metro North Bay E
- Kingsbridge Dr at Kings Crown Ct (WB)
- Draper Dr at Beech Dr (SB)
- Main St at Pickett Rd
- Draper Drive at Fairfax Blvd (SB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Eaton Pl (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at University Dr (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Chain Bridge Rd
- Fairfax Blvd at McLean Ave (WB)
- Warwick Ave at Burrows Ave (WB)
- Warwick Ave at Meredith Dr (WB)
- Warwick Ave at Hill St (WB)
- Warwick Ave at Bevan Dr (WB)
- Orchard St at Bevan Dr (WB)
- Main St at Whitacre Rd
- Jermantown Rd at Cavalier Ct (SB)
- Jermantown Rd at Fair Haven Ct (SB)
- Jermantown Rd at Kutner Park (SB)
- Jermantown Rd at Main St (SB)
- Jermantown Rd at James Swarts (SB)
- Jermantown Rd at Lee Highway (SB)
- Lee Highway and Rust Road
- Lee Highway at Guitar Center
- Lee Highway at Holly Street
- Main St at Chesnut St
- Main St at Lyndhurst
- Main St at Hallman St (SB)
- Main St at Oak St (SB)
- Main St at Keith Ave (SB)
- Judicial Dr at Main St
- Judicial Dr at Page Ave
- Judicial Dr at Jones St
- Judicial Dr at Court House
- Old Lee Highway at Willard Way (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Layton Hall Dr (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Daniel Run School (NB)
- Main Street and Maple Ave
- Old Lee Highway at Heritage Ln (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Embassy Ln (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Queen Anne Dr (NB)
- Old Lee Highway and Cornell Road (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Great Oak Dr (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Ridge Ave (NB)
- Old Lee Highway at Old Pickett Rd (NB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Fairfax Circle Plaza
- Blake Ln at Blake Ln Loop (NB)
- Nutley St at Hermosa Dr
- Main Street and Stonewall Ave
- Main St at Tedrich Blvd
- Main St at Virginia St
- Main St at Roberts Rd
- Main St at Locust St
- Main Street Market Place
- University Dr at Main St
- University Dr at Sager Ave
- University Dr at Fire Station No.3
- George Mason Blvd at Armstrong St
- Nutley Street at Pan Am Shopping (SB)
- George Mason Blvd at School St
- Rappahannock Ln at Patriot Circle
- University Drive and Chain Bridge Road
- Chain Bridge Rd at School St
- Chain Bridge Rd at INOVA
- Chain Bridge Rd at West Dr
- Chain Bridge Rd at Armstrong St
- Chain Bridge Road and Judicial Drive
- Chain Bridge Road At Fx County Court
- Chain Bridge Rd at Main St
- Nutley St at Barrick St
- Chain Bridge Rd at Whitehead St
- Chain Bridge Rd at Kenmore Dr
- Chain Bridge Road at Stratford Drive
- Chain Bridge Road and Fairfax Blvd
- Chain Bridge Road at Marriott Hotel
- Eaton Place at Best Western Hotel
- Eaton Place at 10306 Block
- Eaton Place and Fairfax Blvd
- Fairfax Blvd at 10201 Block
- Fairfax Blvd at Plantation Pkwy
- Arlington Blvd at Stonehurst Dr (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Stafford Dr
- Fairfax Blvd at Lion Run
- Fairfax Blvd at Draper Drive
- Fairfax Blvd at Spring St
- Fairfax Blvd at Campbell Dr
- Fairfax Blvd and Pickett Road
- Arlington Blvd at Stonehurst Dr (EB)
- Nutley St at Barrick St (NB)
- Nutley Street at Pan Am Shopping (NB)
- Nutley Street and Lee Highway
- Fairfax Blvd and Pickett Road
- Vienna Metro North Bay B
- Fairfax Blvd at Campbell Dr (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Spring St (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Draper Drive (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Lion Run (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Stafford Dr (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at Plantation Pkwy (WB)
- Fairfax Blvd at 10201 Block (WB)
- Eaton Place at Office Park (WB)
- Eaton Place at 10306 Block (WB)
- Old Pickett Road at Home Depot
- Eaton Place at Chain Bridge Rd (WB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Orchard St (SB)
- Chain Bridge Road and Fairfax Blvd (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Providence Way (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Kenmore Dr (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Main St (SB)
- Chain Bridge Road at County Court House (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Armstrong St (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at West Dr (SB)
- Chain Bridge Rd at Canfield Street (SB)
- Old Pickett Road at J.L. Tree Service
- Chain Bridge Rd at School St (SB)
- University Dr at Occoquan
- George Mason Blvd at School St
- University Dr at Armstrong St
- University Dr at Fire Station No.3 (NB)
- University Dr at Sager Ave (NB)
- University Dr at Main St (NB)
- University Dr at North St
- Main St at East St
- Main St at Locust St (EB)
- Pickett Rd at Thaiss Park
- Main St at Roberts Rd (EB)
- Main St at Virginia St (EB)
- Main St at Tedrich Blvd (EB)
- Main Street and Stonewall Ave (EB)
- Main Street and Maple Ave (EB)
- Main Street and Trapp Road (EB)
- Main St at Whitacre Rd (EB)
- Pickett Rd at Pickett Shopping Center
- Pickett Rd at Mathy Dr (NB)
- Pickett Rd at Colonial Ave (NB)
Over time
Overall score across the last 20 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 68.3 | first check |
| 2026-06-20 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-21 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-22 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-23 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-24 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-25 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-26 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-27 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-28 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-29 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-06-30 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-01 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-02 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-04 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-05 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-06 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-07 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-08 | 68.3 | no change |
| 2026-07-09 | 68.3 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-07-08.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
- Warning197 instances
197 of 197 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
Fix: Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. (A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.)
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning189 instances
189 of 189 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Fix: Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). (Often one default setting in your export.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning189 instances
189 of 189 trips have no headsign.
Riders at the stop can't tell which direction a bus is going.
Fix: Populate trip_headsign to match what the bus displays. (Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.)
Validator rule: scorecard_missing_headsigns · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning4 instances
Some files leave out fields that GTFS asks for but does not require.
Recommended fields like agency_phone or stop descriptions make the feed more useful to riders and trip planners.
Fix: Review the flagged fields and fill in the ones your riders would use. (A field at a time; not urgent.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 2 weeks (based on 8 observed fixes).
Validator rule: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
A file GTFS asks for (usually feed_info.txt) is missing.
feed_info.txt tells apps who publishes the feed and when it expires; without it nobody is warned before data goes stale.
Fix: Add feed_info.txt with publisher name, URL, language, and feed_start_date/feed_end_date. (One small file, set once in export settings.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 13 observed fixes).
Validator rule: missing_recommended_file · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates (the file itself is absent)
Apps and this scorecard can't warn anyone before the feed goes stale without stated validity dates.
Fix: Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export. (Two fields, set once in export settings.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 16 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_missing_feed_info_dates · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
The feed contains no fare information.
Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
Fix: Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead. (A small file for most flat-fare systems.)
Validator rule: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Info3 instances
Service extends far in the future (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'service_extends_far_in_the_future' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: service_extends_far_in_the_future · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info1 instance
feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).
App makers and state data programs have nobody to email when they spot a problem with your feed, so problems linger.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 10 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
Beyond the grade
Opportunities that do not change your grade today: fare detail, on-demand service, and deeper accessibility data.
157 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Nutley St at Hermosa Dr", "Nutley St at Barrick St", "Arlington Blvd at Stonehurst Dr (WB)", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
NTD certification readiness Ready
Published at a public URL, valid, and current: the three things the NTD GTFS requirement asks of a feed all hold here. Only your own D-10 certification makes that official; this is a heads-up, not a determination.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 4953 days.
- agency_id matches your NTD ID Not checked yet
- Setting your GTFS agency_id to your five-digit NTD ID is an optional way to line a feed up with its National Transit Database record. FTA links the two on your P-50 form, so it is not a required feed change. We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this is not checked yet.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 189 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.
In plain words: if you report to the federal transit database, you have to publish a working, up-to-date feed and confirm it once a year. This box is a heads-up on whether yours looks ready; it is not the official sign-off.
A readiness signal mapping this feed to the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement (Report Year 2023 onward: a public, valid, current feed, certified annually on the D-10). Aligning agency_id with your NTD ID lets the feed line up with your NTD record; the July 2025 final rule links the two on the P-50 form rather than requiring that feed change, and requires shapes.txt in the published GTFS: Full Reporters from Report Year 2025, and Reduced, Rural, and Tribal Reporters from Report Year 2026. Not an official determination; your certification is the official check.
Conformance mark Not yet
This feed is close to the conformance mark. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Met
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Met
- Service data covers the next 4953 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
In plain words: earn this mark when your feed passes validation, has not expired, and says whether nearly every stop and trip is wheelchair accessible.
A pass credential for a feed that is valid, current, and states wheelchair access on nearly every stop and trip. Accessibility here measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. How the conformance mark works.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 4953 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. No validator errors either, so riders keep seeing this agency in their trip planners; warnings lower the grade here but do not remove a feed from Maps.
How this agency maps to the standards
A data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Each category shows this feed's score and the standards it relates to: the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement, the MobilityData grading scheme, and the Google Transit gate. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 92 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading: stop locations, route names and colors. Google Transit: a feed must pass validation to stay in Maps.
- Freshness 85 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 22 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading: stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality Not yet published
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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