Feed status · checked 2026-10-20
Kingston Transit
Based on the official feed source on file
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-10-19
Cataloged in Ontario, Canada.
Source feed: https://api.cityofkingston.ca/gtfs/gtfs.zip Version history on the Mobility Database
A data-quality and completeness lens to help an agency improve its GTFS feed. Not an official compliance determination from any transit program. New to this? How to read your scorecard. Interactive view of this scorecard. Rubric v1.4, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 37 minutes ago; last changed 11 days ago.
The latest run did not download this feed: the host's robots.txt could not be read, and this scorecard does not request a feed until it can. The grade shown was measured on 2026-10-20.
Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the official feed URL on file.
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: high.
- All four score categories were measured this run.
- Realtime was sampled in one bounded window of 9 snapshots.
- The feed was downloaded from the official feed URL on file.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
About this feed
Kingston Transit’s published feed lists 30 bus routes, 7,288 scheduled trips and 776 stops. Its service dates run from 2026-10-07 through 2027-10-08. It publishes realtime trip updates, vehicle positions and service alerts; when we checked, all of them answered. The published file last changed on 2026-10-09.
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
776 of 776 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 776 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
7288 of 7288 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 7,288 trips in the feed.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
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.
⏱ A small file for most flat-fare systems.worth about +15 points in its category
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.
- No need reading for this feed was on hand when this was built, so transit need is not known.
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.
- Finding
- Fix 01 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
- 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
- Finding
- Fix 02 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
- 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
- Finding
- Fix 03 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
- 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
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. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Fix 02 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Fix 03 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_no_fare_data
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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 353 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
- No fare information is published in the feed.
- Realtime information
- Live-arrival data covered 100% of scheduled trips in the sampled window.
Important: This does not rate service reliability. Riders should confirm current service alerts, fares, and accessibility accommodations with the transit operator before traveling.
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 5 kinds of issue across 42 instances (0 error, 41 warning, 1 informational).
Service data covers the next 353 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.
2 accessibility depth signals
3 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (4, 7, 15).
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.
649 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Midland / Norwest", "Andersen / Crossfield", "Andersen / Sheridan", 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.
Sampled 9 times: 3 of 3 configured feeds healthy; 100.0% of scheduled trips had live predictions; 97.9% of vehicles on their route; predictions ran a median of 0s behind schedule.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
This feed has 776 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.
- 1 (green)
- 10 (gray)
- 11 (green)
- 12 (red)
- 13 (yellow)
- 14 (yellow)
- 15 (teal)
- 16 (pink)
- 19 (black)
- 19A (black)
- 2 (orange)
- 22 (teal)
- 31 (teal)
- 32 (teal)
- 4 (red)
- 501 (black)
- 502 (black)
- 6 (brown)
- 60 (red)
- 600 (black)
- 601 (red)
- 602 (red)
- 7 (gray)
- 701 (teal)
- 702 (teal)
- 801 (purple)
- 802 (purple)
- 90A (black)
- 90B (black)
- N1 (black)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Montreal St - St Lawrence College | Bus | green |
| 10 Amherstview - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | gray |
| 11 Cataraqui Centre - Train Station | Bus | green |
| 12 St. Lawrence College - CFB Kingston | Bus | red |
| 13 Cataraqui North - Waterloo | Bus | yellow |
| 14 Cataraqui North - INVISTA Centre | Bus | yellow |
| 15 Centre 70 Park & Ride - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | teal |
| 16 First Canada - St Lawrence College | Bus | pink |
| 19 Woodhaven - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | black |
| 19A Westbrook - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | black |
| 2 Division St - Train Station | Bus | orange |
| 22 First Canada - Innovation/15 | Bus | teal |
| 31 Providence Care Hospital - St Lawrence College | Bus | teal |
| 32 St. Lawrence College - Providence Care Hospital | Bus | teal |
| 4 Downtown - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | red |
| 501 Express - Cataraqui Centre - Downtown | Bus | black |
| 502 Express - Cataraqui Centre - Downtown | Bus | black |
| 6 Cataraqui Centre - St Lawrence College | Bus | brown |
| 60 King's Crossing - Downtown | Bus | red |
| 600 Innovation / 15 - CFB Kingston | Bus | black |
| 601 Express - Queen's / KGH - Innovation / 15 | Bus | red |
| 602 Express - Innovation / 15 - Queen's / KGH | Bus | red |
| 7 Grant Timmins / Dalton - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | gray |
| 701 Express - King's Crossing - Cataraqui Centre | Bus | teal |
| 702 Express - Cataraqui Centre - King's Crossing | Bus | teal |
| 801 Express - Montreal St Park & Ride - Downtown | Bus | purple |
| 802 Express - Downtown - Montreal St Park & Ride | Bus | purple |
| 90A Loyalist Link - Odessa-Amherstview-Kingston | Bus | black |
| 90B Loyalist Link - Bath-Amherstview | Bus | black |
| N1 Night | Bus | black |
List every stop
- 1116 Hudson Dr.
- Hudson / Downing
- Bayridge Park
- Hudson / Holgate
- Hudson / Holgate
- Andersen / Sheridan
- Bath / Station
- 1071 Acadia Dr.
- Mona / Woodside
- Aylmer / Collins Bay
- 808 Aylmer Cr.
- Waverley / Edwin
- 1346 Waverley Cr.
- Aylmer / Clark
- Bath / Sycamore
- Bath / Lower
- Bath / Homeward
- Bath / Homeward
- Bath / Maple Ridge
- Bath / Coronation
- Bath / Coronation
- Acadia / Sackville
- 1189 Acadia Dr.
- Walden / Coverdale
- Coverdale / Stoneridge
- Bath / McEwen
- Progress / Taylor-Kidd
- 775 Progress Av.
- Princess / Futures
- 1287 Gardiners Rd.
- Elliott / Rockford
- Montreal / Joseph
- Union / Mowat
- 1135 Montreal St.
- Craftsman / Lance
- Craftsman / Moro
- Rose Abbey / McCallum
- Development / Truedell
- Bath / Maple Ridge
- Division / Fraser
- Elliott / Rockford
- Tivoli / Sierra
- Loblaws
- Midland / Cataraqui Woods
- Highway 15 / Wellington
- Craftsman / Givenchy
- Niagara Park / Lundy's
- 49 Lundy's Ln.
- Lundy's / Batoche
- Lundy's / Canal du Nord
- Craftsman / Mercury
- Hudson / Downing
- Midland / Norwest
- Taylor-Kidd / Bexley
- Taylor-Kidd / Midpark
- Taylor-Kidd / Milford
- 768 Aylmer Cr.
- Union / Albert
- 257 Bath Rd.
- 19 Lundy's Ln.
- Canex
- Highway 15 / Barrett
- Highway 15 / Medley
- 242 Guthrie Dr.
- Montreal / Sheppard
- Guthrie / Joyce
- Sutherland / Guthrie
- Sutherland / Guthrie
- Conacher / Abbey Dale
- Sutherland / Conacher
- Conacher / Sutherland
- Montreal / Sutherland
- 1130 Montreal St.
- Conacher / Wilson
- Conacher / Wilson
- Compton / Wilson
- Compton / Wilson
- Weller / Daly
- Weller / Daly
- Compton / Weller
- Compton / Weller
- Weller / Wiley
- Weller / Trillium
- 70 Compton St.
- 71 Compton St.
- 230 Conacher Dr.
- 235 Conacher Dr.
- Conacher / Nicholas
- Benson / Division
- Benson / Division
- Montreal / Briceland
- Montreal / John Counter
- Elliott / Derby Gate
- John Counter / Rigney
- John Counter / Rigney
- Montreal / Village
- Montreal / Hickson
- Montreal / Hickson
- Montreal / Rideau
- Montreal / Joseph
- Division / Fraser
- Division / Railway
- Division / Barbara
- Division / Barbara
- Kirkpatrick / Theresa
- Kirkpatrick / Theresa
- Kingston Secondary
- Kingston Secondary
- Kingscourt / Oak
- Kingscourt / Seventh
- Kingscourt / Third
- Montreal / Stephen
- Montreal / Stephen
- 362 Montreal St.
- Montreal / Charles
- Montreal / Charles
- Raglan / Montreal
- Rideaucrest
- North / Rideau
- Bagot / Bay
- Artillery Park
- Slush Puppie Place
- Division / Colborne
- Division / Colborne
- Division / York
- Division / York
- Division / Pine
- Division / Pine
- Division / Adelaide
- Division / Adelaide
- Bagot / Earl
- Bagot / West
- Bagot / West
- Ontario / Johnson
- Ontario / William
- Ontario / Earl
- Ontario / Gore
- Ontario / Lower Union
- Ontario / Lower Union
- West / King
- West / Ontario
- Stuart / Arch
- Stuart / George
- King / Maitland
- King / Maitland
- King / George
- King / George
- Palace / Park
- Palace / Park
- Regent / Park
- Brock / Regent
- Johnson / Willingdon
- Brock / Victoria
- Johnson / Victoria
- Johnson / Alfred
- Brock / Alfred
- Bath / Westdale
- Concession / Leroy Grant
- Concession / Leroy Grant
- Concession / Victoria
- Kingscourt / Concession
- Portsmouth / Phillips
- Portsmouth / Fairview
- Portsmouth / Valleyview
- Portsmouth / Howard
- Princess / Portsmouth
- Princess / Sir John A. Macdonald
- Avenue / Jane
- Avenue / McMahon
- Glengarry / Avenue
- Glengarry / Seaforth
- Portsmouth / Mohawk
- Aberfoyle / Old Quarry
- John Counter / Princess
- Princess / Taylor-Kidd
- Princess / John Counter
- Princess / Augusta
- Waterloo / Uxbridge
- 717 Roosevelt Dr.
- Waterloo / Friarhill
- Waterloo / Vanguard
- Roosevelt / Tanglewood
- King / Alwington
- King / Livingston
- King / Beverley
- King / Albert
- King / Albert
- King / Lower University
- King / Lower University
- Union / Albert
- Union / Beverley
- Union / Victoria
- Union / Willingdon
- Union / Pembroke
- 310 Yonge St.
- Mowat / Forsythe
- Forsythe / Mowat
- Mowat / Francis
- Mowat / Herbert
- Churchill / Cartwright
- Seniors Centre
- Union / Yonge
- Union / Yonge
- Birchwood / Sierra
- King / McDonald
- King / Portsmouth
- Portsmouth / Baiden
- Churchill / Cartwright
- Portsmouth / Calderwood
- Southeast Public Health
- Portsmouth / Curtis
- Prince Charles / High Gate Park
- Prince Charles / Glen Cove
- Waverley / Edwin
- Johnson / Mowat
- Johnson / Mowat
- 394 Yonge St.
- 160 Robert Wallace Dr.
- Polson Park
- Portsmouth / Elmwood
- Robert Wallace / Queen Mary
- Bath / Grenville
- Bath / Queen Mary
- Armstrong / Bath
- Armstrong / Bath
- Gardiners / Cataraqui Woods
- Armstrong / Kingsdale
- Kingsdale / Armstrong
- Kingsdale / Owens
- 259 Kingsdale Av.
- Lake Ontario Park
- King / Country Club
- 1432 Bath Rd.
- 1600 Bath Rd.
- 1600 Bath Rd.
- 723 Aylmer Cr.
- 761 Aylmer Cr.
- 1347 Waverley Cr.
- Front / Sunny Acres
- Front / Sunny Acres
- Front / Bishop
- Front / Bishop
- Crystal Springs
- Mona / Woodside
- 234 Glen Castle Rd.
- Development / Truedell
- McEwen / Acron
- McEwen / Acron
- McEwen / Castell
- McEwen / Castell
- and 526 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 19 checks — unchanged since 2026-10-19.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 76.7 | first check |
| 2026-10-03 | 76.8 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-10-04 | 76.8 | no change |
| 2026-10-05 | 76.8 | no change |
| 2026-10-06 | 76.7 | down 0.1 |
| 2026-10-07 | 77.1 | up 0.4 |
| 2026-10-08 | 77.1 | no change |
| 2026-10-09 | 77.1 | no change |
| 2026-10-10 | 77.1 | no change |
| 2026-10-11 | 77.1 | no change |
| 2026-10-12 | 77.2 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 77.0 | down 0.2 |
| 2026-10-14 | 77.1 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-10-15 | 77.0 | down 0.1 |
| 2026-10-16 | 77.1 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-10-17 | 77.2 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-10-18 | 77.1 | down 0.1 |
| 2026-10-19 | 77.1 | no change |
| 2026-10-20 | 77.1 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
- Realtime quality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-20 (12 checks) | 830062e3e136 | 2027-10-08 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-08 (2 checks) | ab40d301c491 | 2027-10-07 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-10-04 to 2026-10-06 (3 checks) | 6b6bc3c183e0 | 2027-10-04 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-03 (2 checks) | b395de44f468 | 2027-09-13 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-09-13 to 2026-10-01 (15 checks) | b395de44f468 | 2027-09-13 | C, 76.6 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-12 (4 checks) | facc0f2ad793 | 2027-09-09 | C, 76.7 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-09-08 | 0f97b1686cbe | 2027-09-08 | C, 76.8 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-09-05 to 2026-09-07 (3 checks) | aed017f4dc35 | 2027-09-01 | C, 76.7 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-10-19.
Same feed file as 2026-10-19; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
10 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning7288 instances
7288 of 7288 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)
- Warning776 instances
776 of 776 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)
- Warning30 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.)
Finding code: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide for missing_recommended_field · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning9 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)
- Warning1 instance
feed_info.txt lists no contact email and no contact URL.
Without a contact, apps like Google Maps can't reach you when they find a problem in the feed.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url to feed_info.txt. (One field, set once in export settings.)
Finding code: missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · Read the fix guide for missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
The feed contains route shapes no trip uses.
Harmless to riders, but it bloats the feed and suggests stale export data.
Fix: Turn on 'remove unused shapes' (or the like) in your export tool. (One setting.)
Finding code: unused_shape · Read the fix guide for unused_shape · 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide for scorecard_no_fare_data · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Info18 instances
18 of 19 published service alerts have no header text.
An alert with no text shows up blank in the app. Riders never learn what changed.
Fix: Give every alert a one-line plain-language header in your alerts tool; the description field can carry the detail. (A habit in your alerts tool, not a code change.)
Finding code: scorecard_rt_alerts_missing_text
- Info1 instance
Feed valid beyond total service window (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'feed_valid_beyond_total_service_window' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: feed_valid_beyond_total_service_window · 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. Small errors then sit in the feed for months.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide for scorecard_no_feed_contact · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
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 353 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.
- 9 of 776 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.
Realtime reliability
The realtime feed responded on 100.0% of 200 checks in the 25 days to 2026-10-20, with 5s median lag.
Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment. The window ends at the newest observation, which is not always today: if the monitor stops, this window stops with it.
Live predictions vs schedule
Arrival predictions ran right on the schedule, and stayed within 84s nine times in ten. They were on time (about a minute early to five late) 89.1% of the time. 97.9% of reported vehicle positions sat on or near the published route shape.
From the last full realtime sample: how far live arrival predictions sat from the schedule, and whether vehicle positions fell on the route. These feed the realtime score; they change no other category.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 353 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. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 80 / 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.
- 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.
- Rider experience 37 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality 100 / 100
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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