Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
MuscaBus
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Iowa.
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 72 minutes ago; last changed 8 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
179 of 179 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
113 of 113 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
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
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Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.
- Feed evidence
- 179 of 179 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
- 113 of 113 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
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.
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 122 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 validator found no problems in this feed. That is rare and worth celebrating.
Service data covers the next 122 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
1 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (Red).
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.
148 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Mulberry Avenue & E 3rd Street", "E 5th Street & Mulberry Avenue (EB)", "E 5th Street & Oak Street", 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.
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 179 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.
- Yellow (yellow)
- Blue (blue)
- Red (red)
- Green (green)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Bus | yellow |
| Blue | Bus | blue |
| Red | Bus | red |
| Green | Bus | green |
List every stop
- Farm & Fleet
- University of Iowa Health Clinic
- Ripley's
- Vista Court
- Steamboat Way
- Houser Street & Tanglefoot Lane (Heritage Heights)
- Harmony Lane
- Colorado Parks
- Compassionate Counseling
- Menard's
- Allsteel
- Newcomb Blvd
- Sunset Park
- Unity Clinic
- Premier Estates
- Walmart
- Cedar Street & E 5th Street (SB)
- Cedar Street & E 6th Avenue
- Cedar Street & E 8th Street
- Trinity Muscatine Hospital (Unity Hospital)
- Mulberry Avenue & Parham Street
- Barry Avenue & Mulberry Avenue
- Leroy Street & Barry Avenue
- Isett Avenue & Bidwell Road
- Isett Avenue & Lake Park Boulevard
- Lake Park Boulevard & Summit Avenue
- Lake Park Boulevard & 2nd Ave
- Grand Avenue & MacArthur
- Grand Avenue & Harrison Street
- Grand Avenue & Jackson Street
- Grand Avenue & Monroe Street
- Grand Avenue & Jefferson Street
- Washington Street & Grant Street
- E 9th Street & Lombard Street
- E 8th Street & Poplar Street
- E 8th Street & Orange Street
- Mulberry Avenue & E 3rd Street
- W 3rd Street & Chestnut Street
- W 3rd Street & Pine Street
- W 3rd Street & Spruce Street
- W 3rd Street & Cherry Street
- Hershey Avenue & Busch Street
- Hershey Avenue & Taylor Street
- Hershey Avenue (Between Clinton Street & Taylor Street)
- Clinton Street & Schiller Street
- Bond Street & Evans Street
- Liberty Street & Bleeker Street
- Liberty Street & Warren Street
- Grandview Avenue (Opposite Lewis Industrial)
- Grandview Avenue & Musser Street
- Grandview Avenue (Opposite Orscheln Farm & Home)
- Sampson Street & Railroad Avenue
- Sampson Street & Indiana Street
- Sampson Street & Kansas Street
- Oregon Street & Schley Avenue
- Oregon Street & Benham Avenue
- Oregon Street & Earl Avenue
- Oregon Street & Birch Street
- Grandview Avenue & Bond Street
- Grandview Avenue & Reed Street (Happy Time Child Care)
- Grandview Avenue & Main Street
- 1100 Hershey Avenue
- W Mississippi Drive & Ash Street
- Park Avenue & Magnolia Street (SB)
- Park Avenue & Grant Street (SB)
- Washington Street & Grand Avenue
- Lincoln Boulevard & Jefferson Street
- Lincoln Boulevard & Monroe Street
- Lincoln Boulevard & Jackson Street
- Lincoln Boulevard & Harrison Street
- Lincoln Boulevard & MacArthur
- Lake Park Boulevard & Grand Avenue
- Mall
- Muscatine Community College
- Park Avenue & Hawthorne Lane
- Park Avenue & Grant Street (NB)
- Park Avenue & Magnolia Street (NB)
- Park Avenue & Laurel Street
- 1400 E 5th Street
- E 5th Street & Poplar Street
- E 5th Street & Oak Street
- E 5th Street & Mulberry Avenue (EB)
- Lucas Street & Logan Street
- Houser Street & Harmony Lane
- N Houser Street & Fulliam Avenue
- N Houser Street & Dawson Street
- Lucas Street & Dolliver Street
- Lucas Street & Fletcher Avenue
- W 8th Street & Climer Street
- Iowa Avenue (Between E 5th Street and E 6th Street)
- City Hall
- Iowa Avenue & E 3rd Street
- Iowa Avenue & W 6th Street
- Iowa Avenue & W 9th Street
- W 11th Street & Iowa Avenue
- W 11th Street & Fuller Street
- Roscoe Avenue & Amy Drive
- Logan Street & Foster Street
- Logan Street (YMCA/Cedar Hills)
- Cedar Street (Royal Oaks)
- Cedar Plaza Drive (Opposite Goodwill)
- Cedar Plaza Drive (Fareway)
- Cedar Street & Kathleen Drive
- Cedar Street & Imperial Oaks Drive
- Hy-Vee
- W 8th Street & Lucas Street
- Cleveland Street & Park Avenue (Wendy's)
- Cleveland Street & Park Avenue (Wendy's)
- Crossroads
- Sampson Street & Grandview Avenue
- Main Street & Hershey Avenue
- W 8th Street & Linn Street
- W 6th Street & Linn Street
- Cleveland Street & Frontage Road (McDonald's)
- Happy Joe's
- Cleveland Street & Frontage Road (McDonald's)
- Aldi's
- Family Dollar
- Cedar Street & E 5th Street (NB)
- Cedar Street & E 7th Street
- E 8th Street & Walnut Street
- E 9th Street & Walter Street
- Grand Avenue & Clay Street
- Lake Park Boulevard & Summit Avenue
- Isett Avenue & Clay Street
- Leroy Street & Bidwell Road
- Bidwell Road & Robin Road
- Bidwell Road & Contree
- Bidwell Road & Wier Street
- Bidwell Road & Fair Acres Drive
- Bidwell Road & Robin Road
- Barry Avenue & Circle Drive
- Grant Elementary School
- Mulberry Avenue & Burnside Avenue
- Mulberry Avenue & Woodlawn Avenue
- Young Avenue & Parham Street
- Cedar Street & Fulliam Avenue
- Cedar Street & E 10th Street (Central Middle School)
- 1400 Cedar Street (Unity Hospital)
- Park Avenue & Jefferson Street
- Park Avenue & Parkington Drive
- Colorado Street & Plaza Place
- Plaza Place & Harrison Street
- Lincoln Boulevard & Clay Street
- Park Avenue & Washington Street
- Park Avenue & 2nd Street
- E 2nd Street & Brook Street
- Oak Street & E 3rd Street
- Oak Street & E 5th Street
- E 5th Street & Mulberry Avenue (WB)
- Pine Street & W 2nd Street
- Mississippi Drive & Broadway Street
- Grandview Avenue & Oregon Street
- Stewart Road & Demorest Avenue
- Hershey Avenue & Grover Street (WB)
- Hershey Avenue & Grover Street (EB)
- Iowa Avenue & E 7th Street
- Roscoe Avenue & Dillaway Street
- Fulliam Avenue & Buell Street
- Logan Street & Stone Street
- Houser Street & Tanglefoot Lane (NB)
- Mulberry Avenue & Houser Street
- Mulberry Avenue & Houser Street
- Houser Street between Kaitlyn Drive & Marion Drive (NB)
- Houser Street between Kaitlyn Drive & Marion Drive (SB)
- Houser Street & Lucas Street
- Lucas Street & Cook Street
- Lucas Street & Greenwood Drive
- W 8th Street & Locust Street
- Bandag Drive & Colorado Street
- Colorado Street & Heatherlyn Driver
- University Drive & Oak Valley Drive
- University Drive & Geneva Boulevard
- Cleveland Street & US 61 (SB)
- Cleveland Street & US 61 (NB)
- Frontage Road & Ford Avenue
- Grand Avenue & Lake Park Boulevard
- Ford Avenue & Frontage Road
- Lincoln Blvd & Washington St
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 87.5 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 87.5 | no change |
| 2026-07-31 | 87.5 | no change |
| 2026-08-01 | 87.5 | 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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Everything we checked
2 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning179 instances
179 of 179 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)
- Warning113 instances
113 of 113 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)
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 122 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 113 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 122 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 122 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 100 / 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 Not yet published
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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