Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
down 0.3 since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Minnesota.
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 73 minutes ago; last changed 5 days ago.
Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
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 3 snapshots.
- 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
Check the vehicle positions endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request.
The vehicle positions realtime feed failed during sampling. When this feed is down, riders see scheduled times presented as if they were live.
⏱ Usually a vendor support ticket.worth about +100 points in its category
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool
Service data runs out in 25 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
⏱ One export setting.worth about +55 points in its category
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
629 of 629 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
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
- The vehicle positions realtime feed failed during sampling.
- Next action
- Check the vehicle positions endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request.
- 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
- Service data runs out in 25 day(s).
- Next action
- Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.
- 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
- 629 of 629 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
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.
Check the vehicle positions endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request. · Read the fix guide
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.
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. · Read the fix guide
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.
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. 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 25 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
- No realtime feed was reachable during sampling.
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.
Send the agency a note
Supporting this agency? Copy this and email it to them. It names what lapsed, why it matters to riders, and the one setting to change.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 4 kinds of issue across 14177 instances (0 error, 14177 warning, 0 informational).
Service data runs out in 25 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.
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.
1 accessibility depth signal
591 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Plato Blvd at Eva St NE corner", "5th St & 7th St W SE Corner", "5th St E & Sibley St", 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 3 times: 0 of 1 configured feed healthy; vehicle position plausibility was not measurable.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
This feed has 629 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.
- 420 (red)
- Orange LINK (red)
- 436 (red)
- 440 (green)
- 442 (red)
- 444 (green)
- 445 (red)
- 446 (green)
- 447 (green)
- 460 (pink)
- 465 (red)
- 470 (pink)
- 475 (red)
- 477 (pink)
- 480 (pink)
- 490 (red)
- 493 (pink)
- 495 (blue)
- 497 (red)
- 499 (green)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 420 Apple Valley-Rosemount-DCTC | Bus | red |
| Orange LINK Orange LINK: Apple Valley-Burnsville-Eag | Bus | red |
| 436 46th St Station-MSP-Viking Lakes-Eagan | Bus | red |
| 440 Apple Valley-Zoo-Cedar Grove-MOA-VA | Bus | green |
| 442 Burnsville-Apple Valley | Bus | red |
| 444 Savage-Burnsville-Cedar Grove-MOA | Bus | green |
| 445 Cedar Grove-Eagan-YMCA | Bus | red |
| 446 46th St Station-Eagan | Bus | green |
| 447 Apple Valley-Burnsville-Savage-Mystic | Bus | green |
| 460 Savage-Burnsville-Mpls | Bus | pink |
| 465 Burnsville-Bloomington-Mpls-UMN | Bus | red |
| 470 Rosemount-Eagan-Mpls | Bus | pink |
| 475 Apple Valley-Cedar Grove-Mpls-UMN | Bus | red |
| 477 Lakeville-Apple Valley-Mpls | Bus | pink |
| 480 Dakota County-St Paul | Bus | pink |
| 490 Prior Lake-Shakopee-Mpls-UMN | Bus | red |
| 493 Shakopee-Mpls | Bus | pink |
| 495 4FUN: Shakopee-Savage-Burnsville-MOA-MSP | Bus | blue |
| 497 Shakopee-Gov Center | Bus | red |
| 499 Shakopee-High School-Walmart | Bus | green |
List every stop
- Plato Blvd at Eva St NE corner
- 5th St & 7th St W SE Corner
- 5th St E & Sibley St
- 6th St at Jackson St NE Corner
- 6th St at Wabasha St NW Corner
- Washington Ave & Coffman Union North
- Washington Ave & Coffman Union South
- Washington Ave & Willey Hall
- Washington Ave & Anderson Hall
- 4 St SE & Ridder Arena
- I-35W & Lake Street Station NB
- I-35W & Lake Street Station SB
- 4th St S at 4th Ave S
- 4th St S at Chicago Ave S SW corner
- 3rd St S at Chicago Ave S NE corner
- 2 Av S at Washington Av S SE corner
- 3 Av S at 11 St S NW corner
- 4 Av S at 3 St S NW corner
- 4 Av S at 5 St NW corner
- 4 Av S at 7 St S NW corner
- Gateway Ramp
- 11 St S at Harmon Pl SE corner
- 12 St S at Hennepin Av SE corner
- 12 St S at Yale PL NW corner
- 12 St S at Nicollet Mall SE corner
- 12 St S at 2 Av S/3 Av S S corner
- Robert St at Fillmore Av SE corner
- Robert St at Fillmore Av NW corner
- 154th St at Eagle Creek Ave NW Corner
- 154th St at Marsh St SE Corner
- Wescott Rd at Pilot Knob Rd NE Corner
- Wescott Rd at Pilot Knob Rd SE Corner
- Hwy 13 at 150th St SW Corner
- Hwy 13 at 150th St NE Corner
- 143 St at Whispering Oaks NE corner
- 157th St at Gateway Path SW Corner
- 157th St at Gateway Path NE Corner
- Founders Ln at Frost Path SW Corner
- 153rd St at Fresco Ter NE Corner
- Founders Ln at Foliage Ave SW Corner
- 153rd St at Foliage Ave NE Corner
- 153rd St at Flower Way SW Corner
- 153rd St at Florist Cir NE Corner
- 157th St at Flagstaff Ave SE Corner
- 157th St at Flagstaff Ave NE Corner
- 157th St at Fairchild Dr SW Corner
- 157th St at Finch Ave NE Corner
- 157th St at Johnny Cake Ridge Rd SW Corn
- 157th St at Johnny Cake Ridge Rd NE Corn
- 157th St at Everglade Ave SE Corner
- 157th St at Everglade Ave NE Corner
- Cobblestone Lake Pkwy at 157th St NE Cor
- Cobblestone Lake Pkwy at 157th St NW Cor
- Embry Path at Cobblestone Lake Pkwy NE C
- Embry Path at Cobblestone Lake Pkwy NW C
- Pilot Knob Rd at Co Rd 42 SE Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Co Rd 11 NW Corner
- Pilot Knob Rd at Co Rd 42 SW Corner
- Embry Path at 149th St SE Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Park Ave N Corner
- Embry Path at Endicott Way NW Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Evergreen Ct N Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Portland Av NE Corner
- Shannon Pkwy at Dodd Blvd SE Corner
- Portland Av at Nicollet Bl/McAndrews Rd
- McAndrews Rd at Portland Av NW corner
- Shannon Pkwy at Dodd Blvd SW Corner
- McAndrews Rd at Krestwood Dr NE corner
- McAndrews Rd at Crestridge Dr NE corner
- Nicollet Av at McAndrews Rd NE corner
- Shannon Pkwy at Co Rd 42 SW Corner
- Shannon Pkwy at Co Rd 42 NE Corner
- 151st St at Crestone Ave SW Corner
- Nicollet Av at 1 Av SE corner (FS Marcin
- Nicollet Av at Knoll Ln SE corner
- 151st St at Crestone Ave NE Corner
- Nicollet Av at 134 St SE corner (Woodcre
- 151st St at Cimarron Ave SW Corner
- Nicollet Av at Harold Dr E corner
- 151st St at Cimarron Ave NE Corner
- Nicollet Av at Civic Center Pkwy NE corn
- Chippendale Ave at Co Rd 42 SE Corner
- Nicollet Av at 130 St SE corner
- Nicollet Av at 129 St SE corner
- Nicollet Av at Burnsville Pkwy NE corner
- Chippendale Ave at Co Rd 42 SW Corner
- Hwy 3 at Rosemount Commons SE Corner
- Burnsville Transit Station Bay A
- Hwy 3 at Rosemount Commons NW Corner
- Hwy 3 at Lower 147th St NW Corner
- Hwy 3 at Lower 147th St SE Corner
- Hwy 3 at 146th St SE Corner
- Hwy 3 at 146th St NW Corner
- 145th St at Biscayne Ave NE Corner
- Dakota County Technical College
- Co Rd 42 at Pennock Ln SE corner
- 10th Ave at Tyler St NE Corner
- 17th Ave at Sarazin St NW Corner
- 10th Ave at Tyler St SE Corner
- Eagle Creek Park & Ride
- 17th Ave at Dublin Ln SE Corner
- 17th Ave at Independence Dr SE Corner
- 17th Ave at Dublin Ln NE Corner
- 17th Ave at Independence Dr NE Corner
- 140th St at Herald Way NE Corner
- Pennock Ave at 147th St NW Corner
- 140th St at Hayes Rd SE Corner
- Galaxie Ave at 147th St SE Corner
- Galaxie Ave at 145th St NE Corner
- Galaxie Ave at 135th St SE Corner
- Nicollet Av at Travelers Trl W NW corner
- Galaxie Ave at 132nd St SE Corner
- Nicollet Av at Burnsville Pkwy NW corner
- Nicollet Av at 129 St W corner
- Nicollet Av at Ridgeview Apts NW corner
- Nicollet Av at 130 St W corner
- Galaxie Ave at 132nd St NW Corner
- Nicollet Av at Civic Center Pkwy W corne
- Galaxie Ave at 135th St NW Corner
- Nicollet Av at Harold Dr NW corner
- Galaxie Ave at 140th St SW Corner
- Nicollet Av at Woodcrest Dr NW corner (1
- Galaxie Ave at 145th St NW Corner
- Nicollet Av at 136 St NW corner
- Galaxie Ave at 147th St NW Corner
- Nicollet Av at Meadow Cir S NW corner
- McAndrews Rd at Nicollet Av/Fairview Dr
- Pennock Ave at 147th St SE Corner
- McAndrews Rd at Community Dr SW corner
- Pennock Ave at 149th St NW Corner
- Portland Av at McAndrews Rd SW corner
- Pennock Ave at 149th St NE Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Portland Ave SE Corner
- Shenandoah Dr at Vierling Dr NW Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Evergreen Ct SW Corner
- Shenandoah Dr at Vierling Dr SW Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Park Ave SW Corner
- Cliff Rd at 12th Ave SE Corner
- Evergreen Dr at Co Rd 11 SW Corner
- Cliff Rd at 12th Ave NW Corner
- Central Pkwy at Pilot Knob Rd NW Corner
- Central Pkwy at Towerview Rd NE Corner
- Central Pkwy at Towerview Rd SE Corner
- Central Pkwy at Pilot Knob Rd SW Corner
- 1st Ave at Scott St NW Corner
- 1st Ave at Scott St SW Corner
- Galaxie Ave at 140th St SE Corner
- Central Pkwy at Quarry Rd NW Corner
- 157th Street Station
- Burnsville High School
- Burnsville Center
- Argenta Tr at Opperman Dr SW Corner
- 143 St at Co Rd 5 SE corner
- Savage Park & Ride
- Burnsville Pkwy at Co Rd 5 SE corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Lacota Ln SW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Irving Av SW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Girard Av SW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at I 35W ramp SW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Harriet Av SW corn (G
- Nicollet Av at Travelers Trl E NE corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Gateway Blvd NE corn
- Burnsville Pkwy at Travelers Trl NE corn
- Burnsville Pkwy at Aldrich Av NW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Girard Av NE corn (Br
- Burnsville Pkwy at Irving Av NE corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Lacota Ln NE corner
- Co Rd 5 at Burnsville Pkwy SW corner
- Rahn Rd at Valley View Dr S NW Corner
- Rahn Rd at Carnelian Ln NW Corner
- Rahn Rd at Boulder Ct Apts W Corner
- Diffley Rd at Topaz Dr NE Corner
- Diffley Rd at Old Sibley Memorial Hwy NE
- Co Rd 11 at Hwy 13 SW corner
- Co Rd 11 at 121 St NW corner
- 122 St at Co Rd 11 NW corner
- 122 St at Oak Leaf Ct N corner
- Co Rd 11 at 122 St NE corner
- Co Rd 11 at Hwy 13 SE corner
- Nicols Rd at Diffley Rd SE Corner
- Diffley Rd at Moonstone Dr SW Corner
- Rahn Rd at Boulder Ct Apts SE Corner
- Rahn Rd at Jade Ln SE Corner
- Rahn Rd at Valley View Dr N E Corner
- Cedar Grove Pkwy at The Rowan
- Co Rd 42 at Burnsville Pkwy SW corner
- Co Rd 42 at Judicial Rd SW corner (Rosem
- Nicollet Ave at Grand Ave SE Corner
- Nicollet Ave at Fairview Dr SE Corner
- Nicollet Blvd at Nicollet Ave SE Corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Pleasant Av NE corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Pleasant Av SW corner
- Burnsville Pkwy at Pillsbury Av SW corne
- Nicollet Av at Nicollet Blvd SW corner
- Nicollet Ave at Grand Ave NW Corner
- Co Rd 42 at Judicial Rd NE corner
- Co Rd 42 at Burnsville Pkwy NE corner
- 141 St at Glendale Rd NE corner
- Co Rd 42 at Summit Oaks Dr NE corner
- Co Rd 42 at Co Rd 11 NE corner (Lac Lavo
- Co Rd 42 at Portland Av NE corner
- Co Rd 42 at Portland Av SW corner
- Co Rd 42 at Lac Lavon Dr (Co Rd 11) SW c
- Co Rd 42 at Southcross Dr SW corner (Sum
- Nicollet Blvd at Fairview Dr SW Corner
- Nicollet Blvd at Fairview Ridges Hosp S
- Nicollet Blvd at Community Dr S Corner
- Co Rd 11 at McAndrews Rd SE Corner
- Burnhaven Dr Opp Burnsville Library
- McAndrews Rd at Frontier Ln SW Corner
- McAndrews Rd at Co Rd 11 NW Corner
- McAndrews Rd at Frontier Ct NE Corner
- Co Rd 11 at McAndrews Rd SW Corner
- Nicollet Blvd at Community Dr NE Corner
- Nicollet Blvd at Fairview Ridges Hosp N
- Nicollet Blvd at Fairview Dr NE Corner
- Aldrich Av at Men's Wearhouse SE corner
- Burnhaven Dr at Co Rd 42 NW corner
- Hwy 13 at Cliff Rd NE corner
- Hwy 13 at River Hills Dr SW corner
- Hwy 13 at 117 St SW corner
- Hwy 13 at Cliff Rd SW corner
- Burnhaven Dr at Co Rd 42 NE corner
- Aldrich Av at Chipotle NW corner
- Yankee Doodle Rd at Columbia Dr NE Corne
- Yankee Doodle Rd at Discovery Rd NE Corn
- Yankee Doodle Rd at Lexington Ave NE Cor
- Yankee Doodle Rd at Promenade Ave NE Cor
- Town Centre Dr at Denmark Ave SE Corner
- Town Centre Dr at Yankee Pl SW Corner
- Town Centre Dr at Promenade Ave SW Corne
- Duckwood Dr at Widgeon Way NE Corner
- Duckwood Dr at Walmart NE Corner
- Duckwood Dr at Town Centre Dr NE Corner
- Eagan Transit Station
- Yankee Doodle Rd at Promenade Ave SW Cor
- Lexington Ave at Yankee Doodle Rd NE Cor
- Lexington Ave at Neil Armstrong Blvd SE
- Lexington Ave at Gemini Rd SE Corner
- Lexington Ave at Clubview Dr SE Corner
- Lone Oak Rd at Lexington Ave NW Corner
- Lone Oak Rd at Eagandale Blvd NE Corner
- Eagandale Blvd at W Service Rd SE Corner
- Corporate Ctr Dr at Eagandale Blvd NW Co
- Corporate Ctr Dr at Avalon Ave N Corner
- Corporate Ctr Dr at Trapp Rd NE corner
- Corporate Ctr Dr at Corporate Ctr Curve
- Coachman Rd at Woodridge Apts E Corner
- Letendre St at Valley Ridge Dr NE Corner
- Letendre St at Donald Ave NE Corner
- and 379 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — down 0.3 since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 41.0 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 45.0 | up 4.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 44.6 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-08-01 | 44.3 | down 0.3 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.6
- Rider experience no change
- Realtime quality no change
What changed in this feed
Overall score fell 0.3 points 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 2026-08-01 the grade held, though the score rose from 41 to 44. As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade F.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-30 Score rose 4 points, freshness rose 20 points.
Everything we checked
10 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Error1 instance
The vehicle positions realtime feed failed during sampling.
When this feed is down, riders see scheduled times presented as if they were live.
Fix: Check the vehicle positions endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request. (Usually a vendor support ticket.)
Finding code: scorecard_rt_vehicle_positions_unreachable · Read the fix guide · See GTFS-Realtime reference (opens the GTFS-Realtime reference on an external site)
- Warning13385 instances
Some scheduled trips move faster between stops than a bus can.
Usually a typo'd stop time; riders get arrival times no bus can meet.
Fix: Check the flagged stop times for transposed minutes. (A few minutes per flagged trip.)
Finding code: fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning2749 instances
2749 of 2749 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)
- Warning790 instances
Some stops sit far from the route line, going by the feed's own distance values.
Trip planners may draw the route down the wrong streets or point riders to the wrong corner.
Fix: Check the flagged stops' shape_dist_traveled against the route shape, and re-generate it on export if they disagree. (Usually an export-tool fix, not hand editing.)
Finding code: stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning629 instances
629 of 629 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)
- Warning1 instance
This feed's service calendar runs out within the next 30 days.
If a new feed isn't published before it ends, trip planners will drop your agency and riders will see no service.
Fix: Schedule a feed re-export now so the new calendar is live well before the current one ends. (Usually a re-export from your scheduling software.)
Finding code: feed_expiration_date30_days · Read the fix guide · 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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Service data runs out in 25 day(s).
When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
Fix: Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. (One export setting.)
Finding code: scorecard_feed_expiring_soon · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices 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 · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Info1 instance
feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).
Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators have nobody to email when they spot a problem with your feed, so problems linger.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
NTD GTFS readiness Needs attention
This feed is close to NTD-ready. Service data runs out in 25 days; renew before you certify.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Needs attention
- Service data runs out in 25 days; renew before you certify.
- 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 2749 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. Service data runs out in 25 days; renew to qualify. 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 Not yet
- Service data runs out in 25 days; renew to qualify.
- 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.
Realtime reliability
The realtime feed responded on 0.0% of 200 checks over the last 34 days, with lag not reported by the feed.
Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment.
At risk for the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 25 days of service left. Maps needs at least four weeks (28 days) of upcoming service, so your agency will fall out of trip planners soon. Re-export with a longer calendar.
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.
A local transit-data support resource is MnDOT Transit. Minnesota's statewide transit program and data resources. This resource supports agencies; it is not a scoring authority.
- Correctness 76 / 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 42 / 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 38 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality 0 / 100
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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