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Call-prep brief · checked 2026-08-01

Lake County Connection

Grade F · 49.6 / 100

Unchanged since 2026-07-31.

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. Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.

    Service data ended 2294 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist.

    Effort: Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.

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

    450 of 452 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. 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.

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

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
Service data ended 2294 day(s) ago.
Next action
Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service 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

Ready to send to the agency

Hi Lake County Connection team, Service data ended 2294 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist. The fix is usually one export setting: Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. This came from your GTFS data quality scorecard, which checks the feed you publish and lists the fixes in plain language: https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/lake-county-connection/

Copy this note from the full scorecard.

NTD GTFS readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 2294 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date. agency.txt has no nonblank agency_id. Every RY2026 NTD GTFS submission needs a stable value unique among the reporters represented in the feed, crosswalked to each reporter's NTD ID on the P-50 form.

Published Ready
Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not ready
Service data expired 2294 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
agency_id provided Not ready
agency.txt has no nonblank agency_id. Every RY2026 NTD GTFS submission needs a stable value unique among the reporters represented in the feed, crosswalked to each reporter's NTD ID on the P-50 form.

Key facts

Feed URL
http://www.ftis.org/PostFileDownload.aspx?id=160A0
Last checked
2026-08-01
Service window
Feed has expired. Last service date 2020-04-20.
Location
Florida

Part of the Florida portfolio: see where this agency sits among the state's feeds before the call.

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