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Call-prep brief · checked 2026-10-16

Réseau européen BlaBlaCar Bus

Grade F · 56.0 / 100

Up 1.8 points since 2026-10-15 (F to F).

For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the rider information is complete. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.

What changed since the last check

  • Correctness up 4.0
  • Freshness no change
  • Rider experience no change

No longer reported since the last check (1 finding):

  • Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days. (trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days)

This compares feed state. It does not identify who made a change or why.

Top three things to fix

  1. Re-generate shape distances in your export; flag to your vendor if it persists.

    Some trips have stop times whose distances along the route go backwards. Apps can show buses jumping backwards or mis-order stops.

    This is a validator notice, and the validator decides what each instance covers, so no share of the network can be read from it here.

    Effort: Usually an export-tool fix, not hand editing.

  2. Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export.

    feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates Apps and this scorecard can't warn anyone before the feed goes stale without stated validity dates.

    This one is about the feed as a whole, so there is no share of it to count.

    Effort: Two fields, set once in export settings.

  3. 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.

    The feed contains no fare information. Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.

    This one is about the feed as a whole, so there is no share of it to count.

    Effort: A small file for most flat-fare systems.

Riders and need behind these fixes

  • Rider-trip figures come from the United States National Transit Database, which does not cover this feed's country.
  • The served-area need overlays cover the United States and Canada, so none of them applies to this feed.

These describe this feed only. They do not rank agencies, and they do not change the grade or the order of the fixes.

Finding handoff

Move one finding to a recheck

Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.

Feed evidence
Some trips have stop times whose distances along the route go backwards.
Next action
Re-generate shape distances in your export; flag to your vendor if it persists.
Recheck
Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
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Key facts

Feed URL
https://www.data.gouv.fr/api/1/datasets/r/fd54f81f-4389-4e73-be75-491133d011c3
Last checked
2026-10-16
Service window
82 days of service data remain. Last service date 2027-01-06.
Location
France

Part of the France portfolio: see where this agency sits among the other feeds in that group before the call.

A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.4, validator 8.0.1.