Call-prep brief · checked 2026-07-09
Marin Transit
Grade D · 68.1 / 100
Down 0.4 points since 2026-07-08 (D to D).
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 down 1.6
- Rider experience no change
Top three things to fix
Review the rule documentation for 'trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Trip distance exceeds shape distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
Effort: Varies.
Review the rule documentation for 'missing_required_column' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Missing required column (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
Effort: Varies.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).
532 of 1612 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Effort: Often one default setting in your export.
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
NTD certification readiness: Needs attention
This feed is close to NTD-ready. 2 validator errors to resolve.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Needs attention
- 2 validator errors to resolve.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 43 days.
agency_id and NTD ID: Not aligned. Your feed's agency_id is 33; your National Transit Database ID is 90234. A feed that serves several agencies (a shared regional feed) can legitimately carry more than one agency_id, so a difference here is a heads-up, not an error. Optionally set the agency_id for your service to 90234 in agency.txt (and the matching agency_id in routes.txt) so the feed lines up with your NTD record. It is a convenience, not a required feed change: FTA also links agency_id to your NTD ID on your P-50 form.
Key facts
- Feed URL
- http://www.marintransit.org/data/google_transit.zip
- Last checked
- 2026-07-09
- Service window
- 31 days of service data remain. Last service date 2026-08-09.
- Feed version
- UTC: 04-Feb-2026 00:08
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.1, validator 8.0.1.