Feed status · checked 2026-10-07
Janesville Transit System
Based on the feed source on file; publisher ownership is not verified
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-10-06
Cataloged in Wisconsin.
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Checked for changes 37 minutes ago; last changed 107 days ago.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the feed URL on file (publisher not verified).
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: medium.
- Realtime quality was not measured this run. It does not count against the grade.
- The feed was downloaded from the configured feed URL. Publisher ownership of that URL is not verified.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
About this feed
Janesville Transit System’s published feed lists 9 bus routes, 220 scheduled trips and 348 stops. Its service dates run from 2026-06-08 through 2026-12-10. The published file has not changed since our first check on 2026-06-19.
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
348 of 348 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.
Fixing this covers all 348 stops in the feed.
⏱ A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.worth about +25 points in its category
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.Likely your export tool
220 of 220 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Fixing this covers all 220 trips in the feed.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them.Likely your export tool
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them. Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
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.
⏱ A review pass in your scheduling software.worth about +8 points in its category
Riders and need behind these fixes
- This feed carries no National Transit Database ID, so annual rider-trips are not known for it.
- Wisconsin as a whole measures lower on transit need. That is a statewide reading, not one for this feed's service area. Source: US Census ACS 5-year 2022, statewide overlay, as of 2026-10-05.
These describe this feed only. They do not rank agencies, and they do not change the grade or the order of the fixes.
Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Finding handoff
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- Finding
- Fix 01 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
- Recheck
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- Finding
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- Recheck
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- Finding
- Fix 03 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
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How to make and check these changes
Check the result on the published feed. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and use the next comparable run to see whether the finding is still reported. Only an action or ticket record can attribute who made the change.
Fix 01 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Fix 02 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Fix 03 · Read the fix guide for stop_without_stop_time
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Rider view: what this feed publishes
A quick read of rider-facing information in this feed.
- Schedule visibility
- The feed's last published service date is in 64 days.
- Published accessibility data
- Accessibility information is stated for 0% of stops and 0% of trips. This measures published data, not whether stops or vehicles are physically usable.
- Fare information
- Fare information is published using GTFS Fares v1.
- Realtime information
- Realtime-feed availability and live-arrival coverage are not known from this scorecard.
Important: This does not rate service reliability. Riders should confirm current service alerts, fares, and accessibility accommodations with the transit operator before traveling.
Send Trillium a fix request
This feed is produced and hosted by Trillium. Copy this and send it to your Trillium contact; they make the change and republish the feed. Each fix names the validator notice and a guide link.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 4 kinds of issue across 107 instances (0 error, 63 warning, 44 informational).
Service data covers the next 64 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 published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
2 accessibility depth signals
4 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (2, 3, 4, 5).
Consider: Adjust route_color or route_text_color so each pair clears 4.5:1. Often switching the text between black and white is enough.
292 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("N Main / E Centerway", "Ruger / Greendale", "Kellogg / S Jackson", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
Opportunities to strengthen the data, not deductions from the sub-score above. States what the second accessibility lens can check from the feed, not verified physical usability.
Fares are applied to trips.
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.
This feed has 348 stops.
The route and stop data is ready below. Load the map only when you want the geographic view. It uses additional data.
Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 4 (red)
- 5 (teal)
- 1 (purple)
- 3 (orange)
- 2 (green)
- 6: Beloit-Janesville Express (yellow)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 4 W Court St | Bus | red |
| 5 Milwaukee St | Bus | teal |
| 1 Milton Ave | Bus | purple |
| 3 Wright Road | Bus | orange |
| 2 Kellogg Ave | Bus | green |
| 6: Beloit-Janesville Express | Bus | yellow |
| 9 Nightside West | Bus | yellow (no shape in feed) |
| 8 Nightside East | Bus | white (no shape in feed) |
| 7 Nightside Milton | Bus | teal (no shape in feed) |
List every stop
- N Main / E Centerway
- S River (Cedar Crest)
- Ruger / Greendale
- Kellogg / S Jackson
- W State / Beloit
- Kellogg / S Crosby
- Kellogg / S Crosby
- W State / Jerome
- W State / Meadow
- Kennedy / Barberry
- N Parker / E Centerway
- Center / W Holmes
- Milton / N Atwood
- E Milwaukee / Milton
- Milton / E Centerway
- N Jackson / W Wall (City Hall)
- Bond / Waveland (Parker HS)
- Morse (Festival Foods)
- Black Bridge / N Parker (Transit Services Center)
- N Parker (Arrow Park)
- E Milwaukee / Morningside
- E Milwaukee / Morningside
- E Milwaukee /N Randall
- N Parker / Hyatt (Traxler Park)
- N Parker / Hyatt (Traxler Park)
- E Racine / S Garfield
- S Jackson / Rockport
- W State / S Pearl
- Center / W Burbank
- S USH 51 / STH 11 (Kwik Trip)
- S USH 51 / STH 11 (Kwik Trip)
- S USH 51 (Jacob Homes)
- S USH 51 (Jacob Homes)
- S USH 51 / S Driftwood
- S USH 51 / W Terrington
- S USH 51 / Happy Hollow
- S USH 51 / Happy Hollow
- S USH 51 / Rockvale
- S USH 51 / Crystal
- B-R Townline / Quarry
- 3704 S Riverside
- 3704 S Riverside
- Kellogg Avenue and S Jackson Street
- E Court / S Main
- Deerfield (Pine Tree Plaza south)
- Morningside / Mt Zion
- Kellogg / Adel
- S Jackson / W Racine
- S River (Cedar Crest)
- N Parker / Sherman
- N Parker / Sherman
- Newport (IB Milwaukee)
- W Court / S Locust
- W Court / S High
- N Pontiac (Van Galder Bus Terminal)
- N Oakhill / Purvis
- N Oakhill / W Memorial
- N Oakhill / Highland
- N Oakhill / Mineral Pt
- Mineral Pt / N Grant
- N Main / E Wall
- N Oakhill / Mole
- W Court / S Franklin
- Kellogg / S Terrace
- Kellogg / S Terrace
- W Milwaukee / N Academy
- Center / W Racine
- Rock County Juvenile Detention Center
- Humes (Marling Lumber / K&W Greenery)
- S Pontiac (Marshall MS)
- Humes / N Pontiac (McDonalds)
- Frontage / Lodge (Panera Bread)
- Frontage (Buffalo Wild Wings)
- Deerfield (Entrance to Walmart)
- Morse (Menards / Arbys)
- Centerway / N River
- N Wright / Greenwood
- Deerfield (Mercy Clinic North)
- S River / Union
- Deerfield (Pine Tree Plaza north)
- E Racine / S Ringold
- S Randall / St Lawrence
- S Wright / Ruger
- N Wright / Park View
- Morningside / E Milwaukee
- E Court St Temporary Stop
- Milton / Matheson
- Kennedy / Plainfield
- S Jackson / Dodge
- Milton / Holiday
- S Willard / W State Temporary Stop
- Tyler / S Fremont
- E Milwaukee / S Randall
- W Racine / Linn
- Rock County Resource Center
- Milton / Glen St (Temporary)
- Temp Milton / Glen
- Racine/Fremont Temporary Stop
- Refset Dr Temporary
- Woodlane Temporary
- Refset Dr / Uptown Janesville Temporary
- Refset Dr / Milton Ave Temporary
- Willard Ct / Holiday Dr Temporary
- Rockport Rd / Center Ave - Temporary
- W Milwaukee Ave / N Locust St Temporary
- E. Milwaukee Street at bridge
- State St/ Center St
- Centerway & Main
- Center Ave & Rockport Rd
- Broad St / Pleasant St (EB)
- Pleasant St / Grand St
- Pleasant St / Public Ave
- Pleasant St / Bushnell St (NB)
- Pleasant St / Emerson St (NB)
- Riverside Dr / Lawton Ave
- Rierside Dr / Lawton Ave
- Pleasant St / Emerson St (SB)
- Pleasant St / Bushnell St (SB)
- Pleasant Ave / Public Ave
- Pleasant St / Broad St (SB)
- Riverside Dr / Eclipse Ave (NB)
- Riverside Dr / Eclipse Ave (SB)
- Riverside Dr / Henry Ave (NB)
- Riverside Ave / Henry Dr (SB)
- Riverside Dr / Henderson Ave (NB)
- Riverside Ave / Henderson Ave (SB)
- Riverside Dr / Newark Rd (NB)
- Riverside Dr / Newark Rd (SB)
- State St / Center St
- Black Ridge Rd / Alden Rd
- Mineral Pt (Mercy Hospital)
- Mineral Pt / N Crosby (Franklin MS)
- N Pearl / W Court
- Purvis / N Washington
- N Crosby / W Court (Kwik Trip / Sentry)
- Mineral Pt / N Washington (Mercy Hospital)
- Mineral Pt / Waveland (Parker HS)
- N Jackson / Ravine
- S Harmony / E Milwaukee (Fairview Mall)
- Deerfield (Pine Tree Plaza)
- S Pontiac / Plymouth (Marshall MS)
- E Milwaukee (Mercy East)
- E Milwaukee / Suffolk (Mercy Clinic East)
- S Harmony / E Milwaukee (Fairview Mall)
- Randolph / N Wright
- Milton / E Memorial
- Janesville Mall / Uptown Janesville
- N Lexington / Holiday
- Festival Foods
- N Pontiac (Van Galder Bus Terminal)
- Deerfield (Mercy Clinic North)
- Wal-Mart / Sam's Club
- Target
- Lodge / Woodlane
- Milton / Benton
- S Main / E Holmes (Hedberg Public Library)
- Tyler (Ice Arena / Rotary Gardens / Lions Beach)
- Palmer Dr / Mohawk Rd (Camden Playground)
- St Mary's Hospital (SSM Health)
- N Wright / E Racine (DMV)
- S Randall / Oakland (Craig HS)
- Kellogg / Lafayette (Mercy Clinic South)
- Kellogg / S Oakhill
- S Oakhill / W State (Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired)
- W State / S Washington
- Rockport / S Jackson
- Franklin M.S.
- Ruger / Brakefield
- Wuthering Hills / Hearthstone
- Wuthering Hills / E Milwaukee
- Midvale / N Wright
- Morningside / Mt Zion
- Mayfair/Blackbridge
- Cornelia / E Memorial
- Oakhill/Purvis
- Manor/Memorial
- Midvale / N Wright
- Manor/Memorial
- Purvis/Oakhill
- Cornelia / E Memorial
- Mayfair/Black Bridge
- Ringold/Holmes
- Garfield/Memorial
- Edison Middle School
- Wuthering Hills / E Milwaukee
- N Parker (Arrow Park)
- Hearthstone / Wuthering Hills
- S Randall / Oakland (Craig HS)
- Brakefield / Ruger
- Parker H. S.
- S Academy / Rockport
- S Chatham / Joliet
- Franklin M.S.
- Rockport/Academy
- Mt. Zion/Morningside
- Riverside / Inman
- Blackhawk Technical College
- Sunny Lane (Rock Valley Community Program)
- Conde / Adel (Kandu)
- Kellogg (Job Center)
- UW-Whitewater at Rock County Campus
- Center (Jim's Pizza)
- Downtown Transfer Center
- Alden / Tripoli
- W State / S Washington
- Kellogg (UWW-RC Entrance)
- Kellogg / Center (Job Center)
- Sunny Lane (Rock Valley Community Program)
- Hwy. 51 & Inman Parkway
- Deerfield (Pine Tree Plaza)
- Beloit Transfer Center
- S Oakhill / W Conde
- W State / S Willard
- S Randall / E Racine
- N Wright (Mercy Clinic East)
- S Randall / E Racine (Craig HS)
- Glen / Milton
- W State / S Oakhill (Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired)
- S Jackson / W Racine
- Slumberland
- E Milwaukee / N Garfield
- Kellogg / S Oakhill
- Kellogg (Sun Vista Apartments)
- Kellogg / S Grant
- Kellogg / S Osborne
- Kellogg / S Willard
- Kellogg / S Chatham
- Kellogg / S Chatham
- Center / W Burbank
- Kellogg / Dupont
- Kellogg btwn S Jackson and Dupont
- Beloit / Reuther
- S River / King
- S River / King
- S River / W State
- W State / S River
- W State / S Willard
- W State / S Crosby
- W State / S Crosby
- W State / S Arch
- W State / S Oakhill (Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired)
- W State / S Pearl
- Center / W Delavan
- S Oakhill / Wolcott
- S Oakhill / Joliet
- S Oakhill / Schaller
- Beloit / Freedom
- Beloit / Mockingbird
- Beloit / Elliott
- S Jackson / W Delavan
- and 98 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 2 checks — unchanged since 2026-10-06.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 82.2 | first check |
| 2026-10-07 | 82.2 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
Feed history
Every check on record for this feed, grouped by the published file, newest first. A new file means the published zip changed. Grades from earlier rubric versions are shown with their rubric and are not comparable with today’s grade or the trend above.
| Checked | Published file | Service dates through | Grade at the time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-07 (2 checks) | b77bdcd03cf9 | 2026-12-10 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-08-06 to 2026-08-07 (2 checks) | b77bdcd03cf9 | 2026-12-10 | B, 82.2 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-06-19 to 2026-07-10 (21 checks) | b77bdcd03cf9 | 2026-12-10 | B, 82.2 under rubric 1.1, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-10-06.
Same feed file as 2026-10-06; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
8 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning348 instances
348 of 348 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning220 instances
220 of 220 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. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. (A default or per-trip field in your export.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning63 instances
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them.
Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
Fix: Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. (A review pass in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: stop_without_stop_time · Read the fix guide for stop_without_stop_time · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning45 instances
45 of 220 trips have no headsign, the text that tells riders where the bus is going. A trip counts when it has trip_headsign or a stop_headsign at every stop.
When a route has multiple directions or patterns, the route name alone may not tell riders which service is coming.
Fix: Add the destination, direction, or 'via' label riders actually see to trip_headsign. Do not copy the route name. If the label changes during the trip, use stop_headsign. (Usually one value per route pattern in your scheduling source.)
Finding code: scorecard_missing_headsigns · Read the fix guide for scorecard_missing_headsigns · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed offers flexible service that riders book ahead, but it has no booking_rules.txt.
Riders can see the service area but not how or when to book a trip. Without that, they can't use the service.
Fix: Add booking_rules.txt saying how far ahead and how to book (phone, app, or web). (A small file; one rule often covers the whole service.)
Finding code: scorecard_flex_no_booking_rules · Read the fix guide for scorecard_flex_no_booking_rules · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Info34 instances
Some files contain columns that are not part of the GTFS spec.
Harmless to riders, but apps ignore these columns and they can hide typos in real column names.
Fix: Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras. (A quick look at the flagged files.)
Finding code: unknown_column · Read the fix guide for unknown_column · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info8 instances
The feed includes a file that is not part of the GTFS spec.
Apps ignore files they don't know, and a stray file can hide a misspelled standard file name.
Fix: Check the flagged file name for a typo of a standard GTFS file. Remove it if it is a vendor extra. (A quick look at the flagged file.)
Finding code: unknown_file · Read the fix guide for unknown_file · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info2 instances
Some service dates fall outside the date window set in feed_info.txt.
feed_info.txt should span every day your service runs, so apps know when the data applies.
Fix: Widen feed_start_date and feed_end_date to cover all service dates, or fix the dates that fall outside. (Two fields in feed_info.txt, or one export setting.)
Finding code: service_window_outside_feed_period · Read the fix guide for service_window_outside_feed_period · 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.
Flex zones are published but no booking_rules.txt is present.
Consider: Add booking_rules.txt with how far ahead and how to reserve (phone, app, or web).
NTD GTFS readiness Ready
Published at a public URL, valid, current, and identified with agency_id: the four feed checks for RY2026 all hold here. Only your own D-10 and P-50 filings make 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 64 days.
- 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 your 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.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 220 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, provide a stable agency_id for each represented reporter, and confirm the feed and P-50 crosswalk each year. This box is a heads-up; your filings are the official check.
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). For RY2026, each represented reporter needs a stable agency_id, unique within the feed and crosswalked to its five-digit NTD ID on P-50; the values do not need to be equal. FTA also 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
One requirement remains for this feed to earn 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 64 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.
Can riders use it?
Checks beyond structural validation: places where the feed is valid but a rider still could not travel.
- 63 of 348 boardable stops are never served by any trip. Riders see these stops in apps and on the map but can never catch anything there, which erodes trust in the data. Remove stops no route serves, or add the trips that should call at them.
These do not change the grade. They catch trips with no rideable leg and stops no trip serves, the kind of gap a trip planner trips over.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 64 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
The scorecard is a data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Its universal references describe good GTFS and useful rider information. Useful references here are GTFS Schedule Best Practices, GTFS-Realtime Best Practices, MobilityData grading scheme, Google Transit publication guidance, FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 90 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading covers stop locations, route names, and colors. Google Transit requires a feed to pass validation for publication. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is valid.
- Freshness 100 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices call for a dataset that stays current. An expired calendar can remove service from Google Transit and other rider trip planners. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is current.
- Rider experience 57 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers 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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