Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Massachusetts.
Heads-up: The score rose 30 points in one step, from 45 on 2026-07-25 to 76 on 2026-07-30. A jump this size usually means the export changed rather than the service. Worth checking the run on this date. (checked 2026-07-30). This can be a brief vendor export glitch; watch the next update before acting.
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 v1.3, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 1 days ago; last changed 5 days ago.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
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 agency's own URL.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
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
1134 of 1134 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.
⏱ 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
2322 of 2322 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ 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.
⏱ A review pass in your scheduling software.worth about +8 points in its category
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
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
- 1134 of 1134 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
- 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
- Feed evidence
- 2322 of 2322 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.
- 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
- Feed evidence
- Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them.
- Next action
- Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them.
- 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.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. · Read the fix guide
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. · Read the fix guide
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. · Read the fix guide
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. 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 153 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 8 kinds of issue across 569 instances (0 error, 328 warning, 241 informational).
Service data covers the next 153 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
16 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (0, 1, 12, 13, 15, and more).
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.
687 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("S Broadway & Mt Vernon Street", "Prospect Street & E Haverhill Street", "Washington Street & Lowell Ave", 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.
This agency publishes realtime, but the feed needs an access key we don't have 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 1134 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.
- 16 (teal)
- 18 (teal)
- 21 (yellow)
- 2 (red)
- 3 (teal)
- 15 (purple)
- 12 (white)
- 26 (black)
- 27 (black)
- 14 (red)
- 1 (orange)
- 13 (teal)
- 4 (pink)
- 5 (gray)
- 6 (yellow)
- 7 (pink)
- 8 (teal)
- 9 (green)
- 10 (brown)
- 24 (gray)
- 22 (black)
- 11 (purple)
- 17 (pink)
- 19 (teal)
- 20 (yellow)
- 0 (white)
- 25 (white)
- 28 (teal)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 16 WESTGATE PLAZA VIA WASHINGTON STREET | Bus | teal |
| 18 RIVERSIDE/GROVELAND | Bus | teal |
| 21 ANDOVER SHUTTLE | Bus | yellow |
| 2 ANDOVER SQUARE VIA SOUTH BROADWAY | Bus | red |
| 3 NORTH ANDOVER/WOODRIDGE | Bus | teal |
| 15 WESTGATE PLAZA VIA HILLDALE | Bus | purple |
| 12 LAWRENCE CROSSTOWN | Bus | white |
| 26 IRS/RAYTHEON | Bus | black |
| 27 BEACON STREET SPECIAL | Bus | black |
| 14 LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL VIA AMAZON/WARD HILL | Bus | red |
| 1 LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL VIA THE LOOP | Bus | orange |
| 13 STATELINE PLAZA/PLAISTOW | Bus | teal |
| 4 THE LOOP VIA PROSPECT HILL | Bus | pink |
| 5 MERRIMAC PLAZA/DANA FARBER VIA WATER STREET | Bus | gray |
| 6 HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL VIA LAWRENCE GENERAL | Bus | yellow |
| 7 BEACON STREET/MOUNT VERNON | Bus | pink |
| 8 NORTH ANDOVER MALL VIA PARKER STREET | Bus | teal |
| 9 MERRIMACK COLLEGE VIA SOUTH UNION STREET/NORTH ANDOVER MALL | Bus | green |
| 10 VILLAGE MALL VIA BROADWAY | Bus | brown |
| 24 LAWRENCE-LOWELL | Bus | gray |
| 22 BUTTONWOODS EXPRESS | Bus | black |
| 11 LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL-NEWBURYPORT LIMITED | Bus | purple |
| 17 SALISBURY BEACH VIA AMESBURY | Bus | pink |
| 19 AMESBURY/COSTELLO | Bus | teal |
| 20 SALISBURY BEACH | Bus | yellow |
| 0 ESSEX CROSSTOWN / ESSEX PLAZA | Bus | white |
| 25 METHUEN CROSSTOWN | Bus | white |
| 28 SALEM / TUSCAN VILLAGE | Bus | teal |
List every stop
- Anna Jacques Hospital
- Lawrence Vocational School (VOC)
- Merrimac Square
- S Broadway & Mt Vernon Street
- Shawsheen Square
- Prospect Street & E Haverhill Street
- Washington Street & Lowell Ave
- Chestnut Court
- High Street & Jefferson Street - Newburyport Senior Center
- S Union Street & Market Street
- Hilldale Avenue & Monument Street
- Sawyer Street & Lowell Street
- Courtyard Marriott
- Cambridge Street & Somerset Street
- Water Street & Ames Street
- N Main Street & Balmoral
- Port Plaza
- Holy Family Hospital
- Rivers Edge Plaza - Building 19
- North Andover High School
- Osgood Landing
- Andover Street & Winthrop Street
- Hawley Street
- Broadway & Andover St
- Merrimac Plaza - Brooks
- Mt Vernon Street & Jefferson Street
- West Mill on High Street
- Jackson Street & Swan Street
- Hilldale Avenue & Monument Street
- Main Street & Brookline Avenue
- Shawsheen Plaza
- Methuen Plaza - Walmart
- Hadley West Apartments
- Washington Square Transit Center
- Newburyport MBTA Station
- Summer Street & Union Street
- Merrimack Street & Pleasant Valley Street
- West Mill on High Street
- Merri Village
- Haverhill Medical Center
- Rocky Hill Road
- Marston Street & Allston Street
- Hadley West Apartments
- NECC Lawrence Campus
- Stateline Plaza - TJ Maxx
- Buckley Transportation Center
- Glenn Street & Shepard Street
- Plaza 114 at N Parish Road
- Marriott Springhill Suites
- Doctors Park
- White Street & Maple St
- Frye Circle
- The Robb Center
- Beach Rd & Lincoln Ave - Salisbury Center
- Old Town Hall
- Merrimack Street & Pleasant Valley Street
- Grove Street & High Street
- Nicholas J. Costello Transportation Center
- Water Street & Mill Street
- River Street & Lowell Ave
- Lawrence General Hospital - Main Entrance
- Buckley Transportation Center
- Merrimac Plaza - Rite-Aid Pharmacy
- Main Street & Sutton Street
- Main Street & Central Street
- James Steam Mill
- Currier Square
- Andover Center
- Park Street MBTA Station
- Elm Towers
- Andover Commons
- Broadway & Andover St
- Cedardale
- Ward Hill Industrial Park East
- Broadway & Carleton Street
- North Andover Commons
- Woodridge Housing
- Summer Street & Allen Street
- Chickering Road & Peters Street
- United Linen & La Frutería Market
- Massachusetts Avenue
- Target Plaza
- Park Place South
- Faith Lutheran Church Park & Ride
- Currier Square
- Broadway & Essex Street
- River Street & Lowell Ave
- S Broadway & Mt Vernon Street
- James Court
- Elm Towers
- Shawsheen Square
- Broadway & Bowdoin Street
- Methuen Square
- Andover Center
- Transportation Building in Park Square
- Washington Street & Lowell Ave
- Salem Street
- Oakland Ave & Railroad Street
- Government Center (Congress)
- Father Norton Manor
- Bedford Street
- North Avenue & Gas Company Road
- Broadway & Carleton Street
- Andover Street & Beacon Street
- Mystic Street
- YMCA
- Methuen Square
- State Street at Congress Street
- Market Basket Plaza
- Stevens Memorial Library
- Doctors Park
- 440 North Avenue
- Highland Street & Greenwood Street
- Marston Medical Center
- Church Street - Central Plaza
- Andover Street & Newton Street
- North Andover Middle School
- Monument Square
- Lawrence Street & Park Street
- Clifton Street & Andover Street
- Washington Square Transit Center
- Rita Hall
- Locust Street & Winter Street
- Copley Square
- Main Street & School Street
- Raytheon Corporation
- Farrwood Drive
- Pelham Street Park & Ride
- Tremont Street & Stuart Street
- Essex Plaza Shopping Center
- NECC Haverhill Campus
- Broadway & Bowdoin Street
- Park Street MBTA Station
- E Haverhill & Prospect
- The Loop
- Rita Hall
- Berkeley Home
- State Street (Library)
- Jackson Street & Swan Street
- Plaza 114
- Frye Circle
- Robert B. Kennedy Transfer Center
- Monument Square
- Main Street & Primrose Street
- Union Street & Essex Street
- Kennedy Circle
- Shawsheen Square
- White Street & Maple St
- North Andover Mall - Market Basket
- Chickering Road & Peters Street
- 150 Appleton Street - Salvation Army
- Highland Avenue - Anna Jacques Hospital
- Highland Street & Greenwood Street
- Merrimack Avenue & Draycott Avenue - Lenzis Bakery
- Heritage Green Condominiums
- McGovern Transportation Center
- UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
- Heritage Green Condominiums
- Merrimack Valley Hospital - Main Entrance
- Village Plaza - Dollar Tree
- Plaza 114
- Riverwalk
- Lawrence Street & Birchwood St
- Andover Square
- Main Street & Central Street
- Putnam Investments
- School Street
- Hampton Beach
- Mt Vernon Street & North Street
- Locust Street & Winter Street
- Faith Lutheran Church Park & Ride
- Sparhawk Street & Main Street
- Grove Street & High Street
- Andover MBTA Station
- Haverhill/North Andover Line
- Water Street & Mill Street
- Broadway & Manchester Street
- Saints Memorial Hospital
- Melrose Street & Water Street
- Main Street & Sutton Street
- AHEPA Apartments
- BJs
- Andover Commons
- Water Street & Ames Street
- Morton Street
- Salisbury Beach
- Heritage House
- Kennedy Circle
- Haverhill Commons, Target
- Buckley Transportation Center
- Merrimac Square
- Internal Revenue Service
- Andover Street & Newton Street
- Andover Street & Winthrop Street
- S Union Street & Market Street
- Oakland Ave & Railroad Street
- NECC Haverhill Campus
- Plaza 114
- Punchard
- Senior Center
- Plum Island
- Essex Street & Atlantic Avenue
- Washington Street & Washington Avenue - Nathans
- 786 River Street - 99 Restaurant
- Hunter Avenue
- Pleasant Valley St - Colonial Village
- Colonial Village Apartments
- Uncle Bobs Storage
- Chippy Lane
- Myona Street & Route 110
- Jackson Street & Montgomery Street
- Hampshire Street & Essex Street
- Marie Street
- Giovannis Roast Beef
- Hunter Avenue
- 786 River Street - 99 Restaurant
- 56 River Street - Red Hen Market
- 340 Main Street - Santander Bank
- 232 Main Street - Brookridge Community Church
- 191 Merrimack Street - Bank of America
- Elliot Place
- Merrimack Street & Main Street
- Haverhill Town Hall
- Arlington Street
- Cumberland Farms
- 495 Overpass Bridge
- Brickett Lane
- 489 North Ave - Village at Brickett Hill
- Marsh Avenue
- Haverhill Motor Cars
- Ward Hill Avenue at Rogers Street
- Cross Road at Knipe Road
- Amesbury Rd & Amesbury Street
- 15 Kenoza Avenue - Unitarian Universalist Church
- Merrimac Square
- Elm Street & Ring St
- Al Prime Gas
- 49 Friend Street - Carriagetown Wine & Spirits
- School Street & Pleasant Street
- Highland Street & Winkley Street
- 44 Kenoza Avenue - Coldwell Banker
- 40 S Main Street
- Lowell Boulevard & Oakside Dr - Methuen Town Line
- Merrimac Plaza
- Merrimac Plaza - Market Basket
- Broadway & Common Street
- Common Street & Broadway
- 431 Common Street
- Essex Street HUB
- 567 Essex Street
- and 884 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 45.4 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 75.7 | up 30.3 |
| 2026-07-31 | 75.7 | no change |
| 2026-08-01 | 75.7 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
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What changed over time
On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade F. On 2026-07-30 the grade moved from F to C. As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade C.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-30 Grade went F to C, freshness rose 100 points.
Everything we checked
12 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning2322 instances
2322 of 2322 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 · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning1134 instances
1134 of 1134 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 · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning293 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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning28 instances
Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
ALL-CAPS stop and headsign names are harder to read in apps and are read awkwardly by screen readers.
Fix: Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE'). (Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: mixed_case_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning6 instances
Some route colors don't contrast with their text color.
Route badges get hard to read, most of all for riders with low vision.
Fix: Pick a darker/lighter route_text_color for the flagged routes. (One field per route.)
Finding code: route_color_contrast · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Equal shape distance diff coordinates distance below threshold (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates_distance_below_threshold' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates_distance_below_threshold · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
1 of 2322 trips lack rider-facing destination or direction text.
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 · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed describes flexible (demand-responsive) service but has no booking_rules.txt.
Riders can see the service area but not how or when to reserve a trip, so they can't actually 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 · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Info194 instances
Some trip headsigns name a stop along the way, not the final destination.
The sign should tell riders where the bus ends up, so a midpoint name can send them the wrong way.
Fix: Set trip_headsign to the trip's last stop or its overall destination. (Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules 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 · 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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info5 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 · 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 153 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 2322 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
This feed is close to 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 153 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.
- 293 of 1134 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 153 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 73 / 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 60 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality Access needed to measure
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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