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Call-prep brief · checked 2026-09-13

Giant Forest Shuttle (Sequoia National Park)

Grade B · 83.7 / 100

Unchanged since 2026-09-12.

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

What changed since the last check

  • Correctness no change
  • Freshness no change
  • Rider experience no change

Top three things to fix

  1. Publish the calendar for the current or next service period and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.

    This seasonal service has no published calendar. The last one ended 6 day(s) ago. Between service periods this is normal. But if buses are running with no published calendar, trip planners show nothing.

    Effort: One export when the next period's schedule is set.

  2. Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.

    4 of 15 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.

    Effort: A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.

  3. Schedule a feed re-export now so the new calendar is live well before the current one ends.

    This feed's service calendar runs out within the next 30 days. If a new feed isn't published before it ends, trip planners will drop your agency and riders will see no service.

    Effort: Usually a re-export from your scheduling software.

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
This seasonal service has no published calendar. The last one ended 6 day(s) ago.
Next action
Publish the calendar for the current or next service period and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.
Recheck
Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text

NTD GTFS readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 6 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.

Published Ready
Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not ready
Service data expired 6 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
agency_id provided Ready
agency.txt provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk each value on the P-50 form.

agency_id equals NTD ID (optional): Not checked yet. This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.

The bar this score answers to

The published guideline in is California Transit Data Guidelines. Caltrans' published quality guidelines and compliance checklist; this rubric is anchored to them.

Key facts

Feed URL
https://www.nps.gov/external-resources/gtfs/seki/giant-forest-shuttle.zip
Last checked
2026-09-13
Service window
Feed has expired. Last service date 2026-09-07.
Feed version
20260805
Location
California

A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.