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Feed status · checked 2026-08-01

Pace Bus

Based on the feed this agency publishes

Service mode Bus

61.3 / 100

down 0.4 since 2026-07-31

Catalogued in Illinois.

Expires in 28 daysAccessibility gapsRealtime not yet published

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 3 hours ago; last changed 42 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

Fix 01

Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool

Service data runs out in 28 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 +52 points in its category

Fix 02

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

13775 of 13775 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

Fix 03

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

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Feed evidence
Service data runs out in 28 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.
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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.

  1. 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. Self-check a feed before you publish.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 28 days.
Published accessibility data
Accessibility information is stated for 0% of stops and 100% 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.

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

Correctness81.0 / 100

The MobilityData validator flagged 5 kinds of issue across 34 instances (0 error, 30 warning, 4 informational).

Freshness46.7 / 100

Service data runs out in 28 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.

Rider experience45.4 / 100

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.

Accessibility37.5 / 100

0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.

1 accessibility depth signal

  • 13280 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Oak Ave & Davis St", "Oak Ave & Church St", "8361 Golf Rd", 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.

Realtime qualityNot yet measured

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 13775 stops.

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Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.

  • Pulse Milwaukee Line (purple)
  • Pulse Dempster Line (purple)
  • 208 (teal)
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  • Woodfield Trolley (teal)
Routes in Pace Bus's feed
RouteTypeLine color
Pulse Milwaukee LineBuspurple
Pulse Dempster LineBuspurple
208 Golf RoadBusteal
209 Busse HighwayBusteal
210 Lincoln AvenueBusteal
213 Green Bay RoadBusteal
215 Crawford-HowardBusteal
221 Wolf RoadBusteal
223 Elk Grove - Rosemont CTA StationBusteal
225 Central - HowardBusteal
226 Oakton StreetBusteal
230 South Des PlainesBusteal
234 Wheeling - Des PlainesBusteal
240 Dee RoadBusteal
241 Greenwood - TalcottBusteal
250 Dempster StreetBusteal
270 Milwaukee AvenueBusteal
272 Milwaukee Avenue NorthBusteal
290 Touhy AvenueBusteal
301 Roosevelt RoadBusteal
302 Ogden - StanleyBusteal
303 Forest Park - RosemontBusteal
305 East RooseveltBusteal
307 HarlemBusteal
308 Medical CenterBusteal
309 Lake StreetBusteal
310 West Madison - HillsideBusteal
311 Oak Park AvenueBusteal
313 St. Charles Rd.Busteal
314 Ridgeland AvenueBusteal
315 Austin BoulevardBusteal
316 Laramie AvenueBusteal
317 WestchesterBusteal
318 West North AvenueBusteal
319 Grand AvenueBusteal
322 Cermak Road - 22nd St.Busteal
330 Mannheim - LaGrange RoadsBusteal
331 Cumberland - 5th AvenueBusteal
332 River Road - York RoadBusteal
348 Harvey - Riverdale - Blue IslandBusteal
349 South WesternBusteal
350 SibleyBusteal
352 HalstedBusteal
353 95th/Dan Ryan CTA-Calumet City-HomewoodBusteal
354 Harvey - Oak Forest LoopBusteal
356 Harvey - Homewood - Tinley ParkBusteal
357 Lincoln HighwayBusteal
358 TorrenceBusteal
359 Robbins - South Kedzie AvenueBusteal
360 Harvey-Amazon MoneeBusteal
361 Harvey - Laraway Crossings ExpressBusteal
364 159th StreetBusteal
366 Park Forest - Chicago HeightsBusteal
367 University Park - Park ForestBusteal
379 Midway - Orland ParkBusteal
381 95th StreetBusteal
383 South CiceroBusteal
384 Narragansett - RidgelandBusteal
385 87th / 111th / 127thBusteal
386 South HarlemBusteal
390 Midway CTA - UPS Hodgkins LimitedBusteal
392 Green Line Cicero CTA - UPS Hodgkins LimitedBusteal
395 95th/Dan Ryan CTA - UPS Hodgkins LimitedBusteal
410 East Niles LocalBusteal
411 West Niles LocalBusteal
412 Niles North CirculatorBusteal
421 Wilmette AvenueBusteal
422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook CourtBusteal
423 Linden CTA - The Glen - Harlem L CTABusteal
471 Highland Park-Northbrook CourtBusteal
472 Highland Park - HighwoodBusteal
501 West JeffersonBusteal
504 South JolietBusteal
505 West Joliet LoopBusteal
507 PlainfieldBusteal
508 East JolietBusteal
509 Joliet-FairmontBusteal
511 Joliet- Elwood -CenterpointBusteal
512 Joliet - CenterpointBusteal
524 West AuroraBusteal
530 West Galena - NapervilleBusteal
533 Northeast AuroraBusteal
540 Farnsworth AvenueBusteal
541 Northeast ElginBusteal
542 Bluff CityBusteal
543 Dundee-CarpentersvilleBusteal
546 Orange-WalnutBusteal
547 Wing ParkBusteal
548 HighlandBusteal
549 South RandallBusteal
550 Elgin Transportation Center - Crystal LakeBusteal
552 North State - Spring Hill MallBusteal
554 Elgin - WoodfieldBusteal
559 Illinois Route 59Busteal
561 Castlecrest via McAreeBusteal
562 Gurnee via SunsetBusteal
563 Great Lakes Naval StationBusteal
564 Jackson / 14thBusteal
565 Grand AvenueBusteal
566 McAree - KellerBusteal
568 BelvidereBusteal
569 LewisBusteal
570 Fox Lake - CLCBusteal
571 ZionBusteal
572 WashingtonBusteal
573 Green Bay RoadBusteal
574 CLC - Hawthorn MallBusteal
600 Rosemont - Schaumburg ExpressBusteal
603 Elgin Terminal - Rosemont ExpressBusteal
604 Wheeling - SchaumburgBusteal
605 I-90/Randall Rd. Station - Rosemont ExpressBusteal
606 Rosemont - Schaumburg LimitedBusteal
607 I-90/Randall Rd. Station - Schaumburg ExpressBusteal
626 Skokie – Buffalo Grove LimitedBusteal
697 Northwest Transportation Center - Harper CollegeBusteal
711 Wheaton-AddisonBusteal
714 College of DuPage-Naperville-Wheaton ConnectorBusteal
715 Central DuPageBusteal
722 Ogden AvenueBusteal
755 Plainfield – IMD – West Loop ExpressBusteal
801 Elgin-GenevaBusteal
802 Aurora - Geneva via Lake StreetBusteal
803 Carpentersville LocalBusteal
806 Crystal Lake-Fox LakeBusteal
807 Woodstock-McHenryBusteal
808 Crystal Lake-HarvardBusteal
811 Rosemont Entertainment CirculatorBusteal
832 Joliet - Orland ParkBusteal
834 Joliet - Downers GroveBusteal
850 North Bolingbrook – East Loop ExpressBusteal
851 South Bolingbrook – East Loop ExpressBusteal
855 Plainfield-East Loop ExpressBusteal
890 Chicago Heights - UPS Hodgkins LimitedBusteal
Woodfield TrolleyBusteal
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  • Dempster - Skokie CTA Station
  • O'Hare MMF Bay 9
  • Dempster - Skokie CTA Station
  • Oak Ave & Davis St
  • Oak Ave & Church St
  • 8361 Golf Rd
  • 8331 W Golf Rd
  • 8203 W Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Michael Manor
  • Golf Rd & Washington Rd
  • Golf Rd & Ozanam Ave/ Julie Dr
  • Golf Rd & Oleander Ave
  • Golf Rd & Shermer Rd
  • Golf Rd & Harlem Ave
  • Golf Rd & Waukegan Rd
  • 6901 Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Overlook Dr
  • Old Orchard Rd./Skokie Courthouse
  • Old Orchard Rd./Mid-Block/CTA Sign
  • Old Orchard Rd./Woods Dr.
  • Old Orchard Rd./Traffic Signal/Hampton Inn
  • Old Orchard Rd./Lawler
  • Old Orchard Rd./Lavergne
  • Church St & Skokie Blvd
  • Church St & Keating Ave
  • Church St & Kilpatrick Ave
  • Church St & Niles Center Rd
  • Church St & Kolmar Ave
  • Church St & Kilbourn Ave
  • Church St & Kenneth Ave
  • Church St & Kostner Ave
  • Church St & Lowell Ave
  • Church St & Kildare Ave
  • Church St & Tripp Ave
  • Church St & Keeler Ave
  • Church St & Kedvale Ave
  • Church St & Karlov Ave
  • Church St & Keystone Ave
  • Church St & Crawford Ave
  • Golf Rd & Harms Rd
  • Golf Rd & Woods Dr
  • Golf Rd & Lockwood Ave
  • Golf Rd & Leamington Ave
  • Golf Rd & East Prairie Rd
  • 8330 West Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Michael Manor
  • Golf Rd & Washington Rd
  • Golf Rd & Julie Dr/Ozanam Ave
  • Golf Rd & Oleander Ave
  • Golf Rd & Shermer Rd
  • Golf Rd & Harlem Ave (at Washington St)
  • Golf Rd & Waukegan Rd
  • 6900 Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Overlook Dr
  • Skokie Courthouse
  • Old Orchard Rd./Woods Dr.
  • Old Orchard Rd./Lockwood
  • Old Orchard Rd./Traffic Signal/Hampton Inn
  • Old Orchard Rd./Lawler
  • Church St & Skokie Blvd
  • Church St & Keating Ave
  • Church St & Kilpatrick Ave
  • Church St & Knox Ave
  • Church St & Kenton Ave/Niles Center Rd
  • Church St & Kolmar Ave
  • Church St & Kilbourn Ave
  • Church St & Kenneth Ave
  • Church St & Kostner Ave
  • Church St & Lowell Ave
  • Church St & Kildare Ave
  • Church St & Tripp Ave
  • Church St & Keeler Ave
  • Church St & Kedvale Ave
  • Church St & Karlov Ave
  • Church St & Keystone Ave
  • Lavergne Ave & Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Leamington Ave
  • Golf Rd & Lockwood Ave
  • Golf Rd & Woods Dr
  • Golf Rd & Harms Rd
  • Golf Rd & McDaniel Ave/ East Prairie Rd
  • Northwest Transportation Center
  • Woodfield Mall (Entrance 1)
  • Golf Rd & Fernandez Ave
  • Golf Rd & Milbrook Ln
  • 61 W Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Arlington Heights Rd
  • 45 E Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Goebbert Rd
  • Golf Rd & Meier Rd
  • Golf Rd & Oakwood Dr
  • Golf Rd & Busse Rd (@ 1731 Golf Rd)
  • Golf Rd & Robert Dr
  • Golf Rd & Lancaster St
  • Golf Rd & Na Wa Ta Ave
  • Golf Rd & Hunt Club Dr/Wa Pella Dr
  • Golf Rd & Elmhurst Rd
  • Golf Rd & Country Ln
  • Golf Rd & Marshall Dr/School St
  • Golf Rd & Louis St
  • Golf Rd & Wilkins Dr/Golfview Pl
  • Golf Rd & Mt Prospect Rd
  • Golf Rd & Warrington Rd
  • State St & Cumberland Cir
  • State St & Stratford Rd
  • State St & Cornell Ave
  • Cumberland Metra (485 Northwest Hwy)
  • Northwest Hwy & Broadway St
  • 900 Northwest Hwy
  • Miner St & Western Ave
  • Miner St & Perry St
  • Northwest Hwy & Park Ridge Point
  • Northwest Hwy & Renaissance Dr/Elliott Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Manor Ln
  • Northwest Hwy & Potter Rd
  • Busse Hwy & Bouterse St
  • Busse Hwy & Shibley Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Wilkinson Pkwy
  • Busse Hwy & Seminary Ave
  • 556 Busse Hwy
  • Busse Hwy & Greenwood Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Touhy Ave (@ Morris St)
  • 557 W Touhy Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Touhy Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Euclid Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Washington Ave (N)
  • 300 S Northwest Hwy
  • Northwest Hwy & Merrill St
  • Northwest Hwy & Ozark Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Columbia Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Albion Ave/Ottawa Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Arthur St
  • Canfield Ave & Devon St
  • Canfield Ave & Palatine Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Talcott Rd
  • Harlem CTA Station
  • Busse Hwy & Mason Ln
  • Busse Hwy & Parkview Ln
  • Busse Hwy & Apple Creek Ln
  • Busse Hwy & Lundergan Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Elliot Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Glenview Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Good Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Hoffman Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Potter Rd
  • Woodfield Rd & Access Rd
  • Frontage Rd & Golf Rd
  • Miner St & Busse Hwy
  • Golf Rd & Fernandez Ave
  • Golf Rd & Milbrook Ln
  • Golf Rd & Arlington Heights Rd
  • 372 E Golf Rd
  • Golf Rd & Goebbert Rd
  • Golf Rd & Meier Rd
  • Golf Rd & Oakwood Dr
  • Golf Rd & Busse Rd
  • Golf Rd & Robert Dr
  • Golf Rd & Lancaster St
  • Golf Rd & Na Wa Ta Ave
  • Golf Rd & Wa Pella Ave/Hunt Club Dr
  • Golf Rd & Elmhurst Rd
  • Golf Rd & Country Ln
  • Golf Rd & Elm St
  • Golf Rd & School St/Marshall Dr
  • Golf Rd & Louis St
  • Golf Rd & Golfview Pl/Wilkins Dr
  • Golf Rd & Mt Prospect Rd
  • Golf Rd & Warrington Rd
  • State St & Wolf Rd
  • State St & Stratford Rd
  • State St & Northwest Hwy
  • Cumberland Metra (484 Northwest Hwy)
  • Northwest Hwy & Broadway St
  • 900 Northwest Hwy
  • Northwest Hwy & Western Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Perry St
  • Northwest Hwy & Graceland Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Park Ridge Point
  • Northwest Hwy & Elliott Ave/Renaissance Dr
  • Northwest Hwy & Manor Ln
  • Northwest Hwy & Potter Rd
  • Busse Hwy & Bouterse St
  • Busse Hwy & Shibley Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Wilkinson Pkwy
  • Busse Hwy & Seminary Ave
  • 575 Busse Hwy
  • Busse Hwy & Greenwood Ave
  • Touhy Ave & Busse Hwy
  • Summit Ave & Prospect Ave
  • Washington Ave & Summit Ave
  • Washington Ave & Northwest Hwy
  • 317 N Northwest Hwy
  • Northwest Hwy & Merrill St/Ozanam Ave
  • Northwest Hwy & Ozark Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Columbia Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Ottawa Ave/Albion Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Oshkosh Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Devon Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Palatine Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Talcott Ave
  • Canfield Ave & Higgins Rd
  • Busse Hwy & Hoffman Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Good Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Glenview Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Elliot Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Lundergan Ave
  • Busse Hwy & Crabtree Ln
  • Busse Hwy & Parkview Ln
  • Busse Hwy & Mason Ln
  • West Lake/Pfingsten
  • West Lake/Glenlake Prof. Offices
  • West Lake/Elmdale
  • Greenwood/West Lake
  • Greenwood/Thornwood
  • Greenwood/Buckingham Glen/Glenview Terrace
  • Greenwood/Bellwood
  • Glenview/Waukegan
  • Greenwood/Lakewood
  • Greenwood/East Lake
  • Greenwood/Lindenwood
  • Greenwood/Crestwood
  • Greenwood/Springdale
  • Greenwood/Knollwood
  • Greenwood/Dell
  • Glenview/Greenwood
  • Glenview/Glenshire
  • Glenview/Glendale
  • Glenview/Glenwood
  • Glenview/Crystal
  • Glenview/Huber
  • Glenview/Wedel
  • Glenview/Prairie Lawn
  • Glenview/Rolling Pass
  • Glenview/Meadow Lark
  • Glenview/Terrace
  • Glenview/Burnham
  • Glenview/Gladish/Wedgewood
  • Glenview/Park
  • Glenview/Shermer
  • Glenview/Lindenleaf
  • Glenview/Roosevelt
  • Glenview/Spruce
  • Glenview/Elm
  • Glenview/Lincoln
  • Glenview/Washington
  • Glenview/Pine
  • Glenview/Church
  • Waukegan/Dewes
  • Waukegan/Henley
  • Waukegan/Linneman
  • and 13525 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)

Over time

Overall score across the last 4 checks — down 0.4 since 2026-07-31.

2026-07-25: 64.22026-07-30: 62.12026-07-31: 61.72026-08-01: 61.3
Show the numbers
Overall score by check, with the change from the previous check
CheckScoreChange
2026-07-2564.2 first check
2026-07-3062.1 down 2.1
2026-07-3161.7 down 0.4
2026-08-0161.3 down 0.4

What changed since your last check

  • Correctness no change
  • Freshness down 1.6
  • Rider experience no change

What changed over time

On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-07-30 feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left). As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade D.

A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.

  • 2026-07-30 Feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left).

Everything we checked

9 findings, ordered by severity.

Show every finding
  • Warning13775 instances

    13775 of 13775 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)

  • Warning13694 instances

    13694 of 14099 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)

  • Warning15 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)

  • Warning9 instances

    On some trips the stops fall along the route line in a different order than the schedule lists.

    Trip planners can draw the bus doubling back or skipping ahead, which confuses riders reading the map.

    Fix: Check the stop order and the shape direction in your scheduling software; the shape is often drawn backwards. (A few minutes per flagged trip.)

    Finding code: stops_match_shape_out_of_order · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)

  • Warning6 instances

    Some stops sit far from the route line they belong to.

    Trip planners may draw the bus route through the wrong streets or point riders to the wrong corner.

    Fix: Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced. (A few minutes per flagged stop.)

    Finding code: stop_too_far_from_shape · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)

  • Warning1 instance

    Service data runs out in 28 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)

  • Info3 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)

  • Info1 instance

    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)

NTD GTFS readiness Needs attention

This feed is close to NTD-ready. Service data runs out in 28 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 28 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 14099 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 28 days; renew to qualify. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 100% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.

Valid Met
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not yet
Service data runs out in 28 days; renew to qualify.
Accessible Not yet
States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 100% 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.

At risk for the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 27 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.

Correctness 81 / 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 47 / 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 45 / 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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