Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Mountain Line
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Montana.
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 19 hours ago; last changed 23 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
334 of 334 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
1146 of 1146 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
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.
⏱ A small file for most flat-fare systems.worth about +15 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
- 334 of 334 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
- 1146 of 1146 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
- The feed contains no fare information.
- Next action
- 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.
- 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. 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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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. 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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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. · 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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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 198 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
- 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 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 1 kind of issue across 1 instance (0 error, 1 warning, 0 informational).
Service data covers the next 198 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
1 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (9).
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.
322 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Russell St & 2nd St", "W Sussex Ave & Stephens Ave", "N Russell St & Maple 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.
Not scored 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 334 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.
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- 10 (yellow)
- 11 (brown)
- 12 (green)
- 14 (gray)
- 2 (pink)
- 3 (green)
- 4 (red)
- 5 (teal)
- 6 (orange)
- 7 (purple)
- 9 (blue)
- 4S (red)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Route 1 | Bus | gray |
| 10 Route 10 | Bus | yellow |
| 11 Route 11 | Bus | brown |
| 12 Route 12 | Bus | green |
| 14 Route 14 | Bus | gray |
| 2 Route 2 | Bus | pink |
| 3 Route 3 | Bus | green |
| 4 Route 4 | Bus | red |
| 5 Route 5 | Bus | teal |
| 6 Route 6 | Bus | orange |
| 7 Route 7 | Bus | purple |
| 9 Route 9 | Bus | blue |
| 4S Route 4S | Bus | red |
List every stop
- Russell St & 2nd St
- South Ave E & Granite Ct
- W Main St & Ryman St
- S Garfield & Dearborn Ave
- South Ave W & Queen St
- S 3rd St W & S Catlin St
- South Ave E & Helen Ave
- S Johnson St & Strand Ave
- S Johnson St & S 10th St W
- Phillips St & Shakespeare St
- Great Northern Ave & American Way
- S Johnson St & S 7th St W
- Commerce & Industry
- W Spruce St & Nora St
- S Russell St & S 1st St W
- W Spruce St & McCormick St
- South Ave W & Park St
- Arthur Ave & Beverly Ave
- South Ave W & Bow St
- South Ave W & Lester St
- W Sussex Ave & Stephens Ave
- Great Northern Ave & American Way
- Arthur Ave & Eddy Ave
- N Russell St & River Rd
- W Spruce St & Toole Ave
- Railroad St & Well St
- S Russell St & Dakota St
- Arthur Ave & E Central Ave
- N Russell St & Howell St
- N Palmer St at State Office Complex
- Phillips St & Shakespeare St
- N Russell St & Maple St
- N Palmer St at State Office Complex
- Latimer St & W Broadway St
- Arthur Ave & University Ave
- S 3rd St W & S Johnson St
- S 3rd St W & Grant St
- S Johnson St & S11th St W
- Southgate Mall West
- Creek Crossing & Timberlane
- N 5th St W & Kennett Ave
- Expressway & Technology Ct
- Rattlesnake Dr & Gilbert Ave
- N Dickens St & Turner St
- Worden Ave & N 5th St
- Expressway & Martindale Way
- Pullman St & Pullman Ct
- N Dickens St & Rodgers St
- N Russell St & River Rd
- N Orange St & N 2nd St W
- Scott St & Turner St
- S 10th St W & S Garfield St
- S 3rd St W & Ash St
- S Orange & 3rd St W
- E Broadway St at Silvertip Apartments
- Clements Rd at The Olde Dairy
- W Spruce St & McCormick St
- S Russell St & McDonald Ave
- E Broadway St at MT Tech
- S Russell St & McDonald Ave
- W Broadway St & Burton St
- E Broadway St & Washington St
- MT Highway 200 at Bonner School
- E Broadway St & Easy St
- S Higgins Ave & Tremont St
- Hiberta St & S 3rd St W
- Great Northern Ave & Union Pacific St
- E Broadway St & Easy St
- Orange St & S 3rd St W
- S Higgins Ave & S 5th St
- Stephens Ave & Strand Ave
- Stephens Ave & W Bickford St
- Missoula Airport
- Mountain Line Transfer Center
- W Broadway St & Latimer St
- S Johnson St & S 7th St W
- Front St & Orange St
- S 7th St W & Gladis Dr
- Orange St & Cregg Ln
- Expressway at the Crestview Apartments
- Tremper Dr & Half Acre Loop
- E Front St & Lambros Dr
- MT Highway 200 at Bonner School
- Rattlesnake Dr & Creek Crossing Rd
- E Broadway St & Jackson St
- Van Buren St & Cherry St
- 1st St & MT Highway 200
- Zaugg Dr & Big Pines Ln
- 39th St & Virginia Dr
- Speedway Ave & Sommers St
- Orange St & S 5th St W
- Clements Rd & S 7th St W
- Brooks St & Oxford St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Stanely Rd
- S Higgins Ave & S 5th St
- N Russell St & Broadway St
- S Higgins Ave & Florence St
- Union Pacific & Radio Way
- S 7th St W & Gladis Dr
- South Ave W & 37th Ave
- S Higgins Ave & Agnes Ave
- South Ave E & Arthur Ave
- VA Clinic
- Rattlesnake Dr & Murray St
- South Ave W & 35th Ave
- S 3rd St W & Cottonwood St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Lincoln Hills Dr
- 39th St & Arrrowhead Dr
- S 3rd St W & Darlene Dr
- S Higgins Ave & Connell Ave
- Gharrett St & South Hills Dr
- Bancroft St & Dearborn Ave
- Arthur Ave & Keith Ave
- Rattlesnake Dr & Stanely Rd
- South Ave W & 37th Ave
- S 3rd St W & Walnut St
- Van Buren St & Locust St
- Whitaker Dr & Pattee Canyon Dr
- Speedway Ave & Sommers St
- S Higgins Ave & Keith Ave
- E Broadway St at Silvertip Apartments
- W Broadway St & Scott St
- W Broadway St & McCormick St
- W Broadway St & Burton St
- Smokejumper Center
- Staple St & MT Highway 200
- S Van Buren St & Willow St
- E Broadway St & Van Buren St
- S 3rd St W & S Inez St
- 39th St & Paxson St
- Connery Way & Chelsea Dr
- Staple St & MT Highway 200
- N Russell St & Turner St
- S 3rd St W & Cottonwood St
- Clements Rd & Mount Ave
- E Broadway St at Eastgate
- Rattlesnake Dr & Herbert St
- N Higgins Ave & E Front St
- S 3rd St W & S Grove St
- E Broadway St & Monroe St
- Connery Way & Chelsea Dr
- N Van Buren St & Lilac St
- Zaugg Dr & Tremper Dr
- Phillips St & Scott St
- S 3rd St W & Hiberta St
- 39th St at Albertsons
- Speedway Ave & Highton St
- Russell St at YMCA
- Zaugg Dr & Big Pines Ln
- Byron St & W Broadway St
- MT Highway 200 & Owen St
- E Broadway St & N Adams St
- 34th St at Bancroft Pond
- S 3rd St W & Short St
- S Johnson St & S 4th St W
- Bancroft St & Salish Ct
- S Higgins Ave & Benton Ave
- 55th St & Ebb Way
- Staple St & Michigan Ave
- Tremper Dr & Carol's Way
- Speedway Ave & Randles St
- W Central Ave & Stephens Ave
- 39th St Fresh Market
- MT Highway 200 & Tamarack Rd
- South Ave W & Kemp St
- W Broadway St & Sherwood St
- Whitaker Dr & High Park Way
- Staple St & Michigan Ave
- Orange St & S 5th St W
- SW Higgins & High Park Way
- Speedway Ave & Randles St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Brookside Way
- Fairview Ave & Washburn St
- S Higgins Ave & Central Ave W
- Arthur Ave & University Ave
- S Johnson St & Central Ave
- S 7th St W & Tower St
- HWY 200 & Jupiter Ln
- South Ave W & Clements Rd
- N Higgins Ave & W Front St
- Connery Way & Flanagin Ln
- 1st St & Cowboy Trail Rd
- MT Highway 200 & Anaconda
- MT Highway 200 at Bonner Post Office
- W Broadway St & Scott St
- Arthur Ave & E Central Ave
- Orange St & S 1st St W
- Stephens Ave & W Beckwith St
- S 5th St W & S Washburn St
- S 3rd St W & Short St
- Flagler Rd & Rams Horn Ln
- Haaglund Dr & Zaugg Dr
- Haaglund Dr & Zaugg Dr
- S 7th St W & Howard St
- Clements Rd & Mount Ave
- Expressway & N Reserve St
- Arthur & Beverly
- Whitaker Dr & Westview Dr
- S 3rd St W & S Curtis St
- S 3rd St W & S Grove St
- Speedway Ave & Highton St
- 39th St & Barbara Ln
- S 7th St W & Clements Rd
- W Broadway St & Owen St
- S 3rd St W & Schilling St
- 55th St & Gharrett St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Richard St
- Railroad & Well St
- E Broadway St & Missoula College
- Union Pacific & Radio Way
- Connery Way & American Way
- South Ave W & S Clark St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Gilbert Ave
- Rattlesnake Dr & Dickenson St
- Clements Rd & Colonial Ln
- 55th St & 23rd Ave
- Gharrett St & Briggs St
- Zaugg Dr at Pine Grove Trailer Park
- Commerce St & Industry St
- S 7th St W & Howard St
- Rattlesnake Dr & Dickinson St
- 39th St & Pittman Dr
- England Blvd & Tina Ave
- Flagler Rd & Bear Dr
- S 3rd St W & Prince St
- S 7th St W & Tower St
- South Ave W & 35th Ave
- South Ave W & Lester St
- South Ave W & Guardsman Ln
- Whitaker Dr & Westview Dr
- S Higgins Ave & Connell Ave
- 34th St & Stephens Ave
- South Ave W & Kemp St
- South Ave W & S Garfield St
- Whitaker Dr & Artemos Dr
- Stephens Ave & Kensington Ave
- 23rd Ave & Vista Dr
- High Park Way & 39th St
- Dore Ln & 36th St
- Pattee Canyon Rd & Whitaker Dr
- Paxson St & 35th St
- Community Medical Center
- Lincoln Rd & Timberlane St
- South Ave W & Fair Way
- 39th St & Thomas Dr
- 34th St & Stephens Ave
- Bancroft St & Dixon Ave
- High Park Way & Simons Dr
- South Ave W & S Clark St
- South Ave W & 31st Ave
- and 84 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 | 78.7 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 78.7 | no change |
| 2026-07-31 | 78.7 | no change |
| 2026-08-01 | 78.7 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
Everything we checked
5 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning1146 instances
1146 of 1146 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)
- Warning334 instances
334 of 334 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
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
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 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 198 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 1146 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 198 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.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 197 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 96 / 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 38 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality Not yet published
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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