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Feed status · checked 2026-09-13

Pasadena Transit

Based on the feed source on file; publisher ownership is not verified

Service mode Bus

85.1 / 100

unchanged since 2026-09-12

Catalogued in California.

Covers 474 daysAccessibility gaps

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 30 hours ago; last changed 1 days ago.

Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the feed URL on file (publisher not verified).

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 6 snapshots.
  • The feed was downloaded from the configured feed URL. Publisher ownership of that URL is not verified.

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

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

444 of 444 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 02

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

1035 of 1035 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

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
444 of 444 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.

  1. 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown

    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.

  2. 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown

    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.

  3. Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE'). · Read the fix guide for mixed_case_recommended_field

    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 474 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 v2.
Realtime information
Live-arrival data covered 100% of scheduled trips in the sampled window.

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

Correctness91.2 / 100

The MobilityData validator flagged 3 kinds of issue across 26 instances (0 error, 3 warning, 23 informational).

Freshness100.0 / 100

Service data covers the next 474 days.

Rider experience52.5 / 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 published.

Accessibility0 / 100

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

2 accessibility depth signals

  • 4 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (32, 40, 52, 53).

    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.

  • 438 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Colorado Blvd & Madre St", "Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Colorado Blvd", "Foothill Blvd & Sierra Madre Villa Ave", and more).

    Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.

Opportunities to strengthen the data, not deductions from the sub-score above. States what the second accessibility lens can check from the feed, not verified physical usability.

FaresFares v2

Fares are applied to trips.

Realtime quality100.0 / 100

Sampled 6 times: 2 of 2 configured feeds healthy; 100.0% of scheduled trips had live predictions; predictions ran a median of 34s ahead of schedule.

Routes and stops

Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.

This feed has 444 stops.

Skip to route and stop data

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.

  • 10 (red)
  • 20cc (black)
  • 20cw (black)
  • 31 (green)
  • 32 (green)
  • 33 (brown)
  • 40 (red)
  • 51 (teal)
  • 51s (teal)
  • 52 (teal)
  • 53 (purple)
  • 60 (pink)
Routes in Pasadena Transit's feed
RouteTypeLine color
10 Old Pasadena - PCC - Allen StationBusred
20cc Counterclockwise Fair Oaks - LakeBusblack
20cw Clockwise Lake - Fair OaksBusblack
31 NW Pasadena - Foothill Blvd - SMV StationBusgreen
32 NW Pasadena - New York - SMV StationBusgreen
33 Highland Park - SMV StationBusbrown
40 Old Pasadena - SMV StationBusred
51 So. Raymond - Linda Vista - Art CenterBusteal
51s Route 51 Saturday & SundayBusteal
52 So. Raymond - Linda Vista - JPLBusteal
53 Caltech - JPLBuspurple
60 PCC - SMV Station - MichillindaBuspink
List every stop
  • Colorado Blvd & Madre St
  • Del Mar Blvd & Berkeley Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Berkeley Ave
  • Allen Ave & Del Mar Blvd
  • Del Mar Blvd & Allen Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Allen Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Bonnie Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Bonnie Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Sierra Bonita Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Hill Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Hill Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Chester Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Chester Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Wilson Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Wilson Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Mentor Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Mentor Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Hudson Ave
  • Lake Ave & Del Mar Blvd
  • Del Mar Blvd & Lake Ave
  • Lake Ave & Del Mar Blvd
  • Lake Ave & Cordova St
  • Del Mar Blvd & Lake Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Hudson Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & El Molino Ave
  • Del Mar Blvd & Los Robles Ave
  • Lincoln Ave & Woodbury Rd
  • Lincoln Ave & Montana St
  • Lincoln Ave & Wyoming St
  • Lincoln Ave & Idaho St
  • Lincoln Ave & Howard St
  • Lincoln Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Washington Blvd & Lincoln Ave
  • Lincoln Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Woodbury Rd & Glenrose Ave
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Woodbury Rd
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Woodbury Rd
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Montana St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Montana St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Tremont St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Tremont St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Penn St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Penn St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Howard St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Howard St
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Fair Oaks Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Washington Blvd & Navarro Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Navarro Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Fair Oaks Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Fair Oaks Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Marengo Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Marengo Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Los Robles Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Los Robles Ave
  • Allen Ave & Colorado Blvd
  • Woodbury Rd & Santa Anita Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & Marengo Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & Raymond Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & Marengo Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & Los Robles Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & El Molino Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & El Molino Ave
  • Woodbury Rd & Lake Ave
  • Colorado Blvd & Bonnie Ave
  • Lake Ave & Woodbury Rd
  • Lake Ave & Elizabeth St
  • Lake Ave & Elizabeth St
  • Lake Ave & Howard St
  • Lake Ave & Howard St
  • Lake Ave & Rio Grande St
  • Lake Ave & Rio Grande St
  • Lake Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Washington Blvd & Lake Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Lake Ave
  • Lake Ave & Washington Blvd
  • Washington Blvd & Hudson St
  • Washington Blvd & Hudson Ave
  • Washington Blvd & El Molino Ave
  • Washington Blvd & El Molino Ave
  • Lake Ave & Claremont St
  • Lake Ave & Belvidere St
  • Lake Ave & Mountain St
  • Lake Ave & Boylston St
  • Lake Ave & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Lake Ave & Santa Barbara St
  • Villa St & Lake Ave
  • Lake Ave & Villa St
  • Lake Ave & Corson St
  • Lake Ave & Walnut St
  • Lake Ave & Walnut St
  • Villa St & Lake Ave
  • Villa St & Lake Ave
  • Lake Ave & Villa St
  • Lake Ave & Santa Barbara St
  • Lake Ave & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Lake Ave & Boylston St
  • Lake Ave & Mountain St
  • Lake Ave & Belvidere St
  • Lake Ave & Claremont St
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Alameda St
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Rosemead Blvd
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Orange Grove Ave
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Primavera St
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Primavera St
  • Sierra Madre Blvd & Hastings Ranch Dr
  • Sierra Madre Blvd & Michillinda Ave
  • Foothill Blvd & Rosemead Blvd
  • Foothill Blvd Between Rosemead Blvd & Halstead St
  • Foothill Blvd & Halstead St
  • Halstead St & Foothill Blvd
  • Rosemead Blvd & Halstead St
  • Rosemead Blvd & Greenhill Rd
  • Rosemead Blvd Between Hastings Ranch & Halstead St
  • Rosemead Blvd & Hastings Ranch Dr
  • Rosemead Blvd & Foothill & Hastings Ranch Dr
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Sears Way
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Hampton Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Hampton Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Fairmeade Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Fairmeade Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Shadow Grove Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Shadow Grove Rd
  • Hastings Ranch Dr & Sierra Madre Blvd
  • New York Dr & Sierra Madre Villa Ave
  • Lake Ave & Colorado Blvd
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Sierra Madre Blvd
  • New York Dr & Bradley St
  • New York Dr & Bradley St
  • New York Dr & Eaton Canyon Dr
  • New York Dr & Eaton Canyon Dr
  • New York Dr & Altadena Dr
  • Altadena Dr & New York Dr
  • Altadena Dr & Crary St
  • Altadena Dr & Crary St
  • Altadena Dr & Meguiar Dr
  • Altadena Dr & Garfias Dr
  • Altadena Dr & Washington Blvd
  • Altadena Dr & Washington Blvd
  • Altadena Dr & Brigden Rd
  • Altadena Dr & Brigden Rd
  • Altadena Dr & Cooley Pl
  • Altadena Dr & Cooley Pl
  • Altadena Dr & Paloma St
  • Altadena Dr & Paloma St
  • Colorado Blvd & Oak Knoll Ave
  • Altadena Dr & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Altadena Dr
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Altadena Dr
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Sierra Madre Blvd
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Sierra Madre Blvd
  • Sierra Madre Villa Ave & Colorado Blvd
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Sunny Slope Ave
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Sunny Slope Ave
  • Foothill Blvd & Altadena Dr
  • Foothill Blvd & Altadena Dr
  • Altadena Dr & Corson St
  • Altadena Dr & Villa St
  • Altadena Dr & Villa St
  • Altadena Dr & Las Lunas St
  • Altadena Dr & Las Lunas St
  • Foothill Blvd & San Gabriel Blvd
  • Foothill Blvd & San Gabriel Blvd
  • Foothill Blvd & Sunny Slope Ave
  • Foothill Blvd & Sunny Slope Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Catalina Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Mar Vista Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Chester Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Hill Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Bresee Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Sinaloa Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Allen Ave
  • Colorado Blvd & Garfield Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Allen Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Sinaloa Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Bresee Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Hill Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Chester Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Mar Vista Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Catalina Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Tierra Alta Dr
  • Washington Blvd & Tierra Alta Dr
  • Colorado Blvd & Marengo Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Pepper Dr
  • Washington Blvd & Pepper Dr
  • Washington Blvd & Craig Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Craig Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Martelo Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Roosevelt Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Coolidge Ave
  • Washington Blvd & Coolidge Ave
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Martelo Ave
  • Orange Grove Blvd & Martelo Ave
  • Colorado Blvd & Arroyo Pkwy
  • Allen Ave & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Allen Ave & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Colorado Blvd & Raymond Ave
  • Colorado Blvd & Fair Oaks Ave
  • Allen Ave & Las Lunas St
  • Allen Ave & Monte Vista St
  • Villa St & Allen Ave
  • Villa St & Sierra Bonita Ave
  • Foothill Blvd & Sierra Madre Villa Ave
  • Colorado Blvd & De Lacey Ave
  • Villa St & Sierra Bonita Ave
  • Villa St & Hill Ave
  • Villa St & Hill Ave
  • Villa St & Chester Ave
  • Villa St & Chester Ave
  • Villa St & Wilson Ave
  • Villa St & Wilson Ave
  • Lake Ave & Union St
  • Colorado Blvd & Terrace Dr
  • Lake Ave & Union St
  • Oak Grove Dr & Foothill Blvd
  • Oak Grove Dr & Foothill Blvd
  • Oak Grove Dr & Berkshire Pl
  • Oak Grove Dr & Berkshire Pl
  • Linda Vista Ave & Inverness Dr
  • Linda Vista Ave & Inverness Dr
  • Colorado Blvd & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Linda Vista Ave & Madia St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Madia St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Lida St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Lida St
  • Lida St & Linda Vista Ave
  • Lida St & Arroyo Vw Dr
  • Lida St & Lida Ln
  • Art Center Main Building
  • Art Center Parking Lot
  • Linda Vista Ave & Laurel St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Bryant St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Salvia Canon Rd
  • Linda Vista Ave & Afton St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Linda Vista Way
  • Linda Vista Ave & El Mirador Dr
  • Linda Vista Ave & Charles St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Charles St
  • Linda Vista Ave & Chula Vista Pl
  • Linda Vista Ave & Rancheros Rd
  • Colorado Blvd & Orange Grove Blvd
  • Linda Vista Ave & Heatherside Rd
  • Linda Vista Ave & Heatherside Rd
  • Linda Vista Ave & Linda Gln Dr
  • Linda Vista Ave & Linda Gln Dr
  • Seco St & Linda Vista Ave
  • Seco St & Arroyo Blvd
  • Seco St & Arroyo Blvd
  • Seco St & Rosemont Ave
  • Seco St & Lincoln Ave
  • and 194 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)

Over time

Overall score across the last 6 checks — unchanged since 2026-09-12.

2026-08-06: 85.02026-08-07: 83.22026-08-10: 85.12026-09-01: 85.12026-09-12: 85.12026-09-13: 85.1
Show the numbers
Overall score by check, with the change from the previous check
CheckScoreChange
2026-08-0685.0 first check
2026-08-0783.2 down 1.8
2026-08-1085.1 up 1.9
2026-09-0185.1 no change
2026-09-1285.1 no change
2026-09-1385.1 no change

What changed since your last check

  • Correctness no change
  • Freshness no change
  • Rider experience no change
  • Realtime quality no change

Everything we checked

6 findings, ordered by severity.

Show every finding
  • Warning1035 instances

    1035 of 1035 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)

  • Warning444 instances

    444 of 444 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)

  • Warning2 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 for mixed_case_recommended_field · 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 for missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)

  • Info23 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 for unknown_column · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)

  • Info1 instance

    feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).

    App makers and state data programs have nobody to email when they spot a problem. Small errors then sit in the feed for months.

    Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)

    Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide for scorecard_no_feed_contact · 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 474 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 1035 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

One requirement remains for this feed to earn 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 474 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.

Realtime reliability

The realtime feed responded on 100.0% of 200 checks in the 31 days to 2026-09-15, with 3s median lag.

Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment. The window ends at the newest observation, which is not always today: if the monitor stops, this window stops with it.

Live predictions vs schedule

Arrival predictions ran a median 34s early versus the schedule, and stayed within 243s nine times in ten. They were on time (about a minute early to five late) 88.2% of the time.

From the last full realtime sample: how far live arrival predictions sat from the schedule, and whether vehicle positions fell on the route. These feed the realtime score; they change no other category.

Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 472 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.

The published guideline for this jurisdiction is California Transit Data Guidelines. Caltrans' published quality guidelines and compliance checklist; this rubric is anchored to them.

California Minimum GTFS Guidelines checklist (4 of 6 measured items met)

The state's own Data Process Checklist, matched item by item to what this scorecard already measures. An item marked "not measured here" is real ground the checklist covers that this tool does not check; see the official checklist for the full picture.

  • Meets Publish GTFS Schedule at a stable, automatically-fetchable URL

    The published feed URL downloaded at the last check.

  • Not measured here Implement required fields: Fares v2, text-to-speech stop names, shapes.txt, wheelchair_boarding, and Pathways where applicable

    This scorecard measures wheelchair_boarding, shapes.txt coverage, fare data, and station pathways separately, below; it does not check the Fares v2 format specifically or text-to-speech stop names.

  • Not measured here Achieve a passing score in every category of the MobilityData GTFS Grading Scheme v1

    This scorecard automates a proxy for the Grading Scheme's rider-facing fields (see the standards crosswalk) rather than running the scheme itself, which grades by comparison to the real world by hand.

  • Not measured here Publish changes to the base schedule at least one week ahead of every service change

    This scorecard does not track a feed's publish history, so advance notice cannot be checked.

  • Meets Produce no critical errors in the MobilityData GTFS Validator

    Passes validation with no errors.

  • Not measured here Publish Trip Updates, Vehicle Positions, and Alerts feeds

    This scorecard checks realtime reachability and freshness overall; it does not check for all three feed types individually.

  • Not measured here Update Trip Updates and Vehicle Positions at least every 20 seconds

    This scorecard samples realtime freshness; it does not check this specific 20-second cadence.

  • Not measured here Publish information for at least 99% of vehicles in service

    This scorecard measures the share of scheduled trips represented in TripUpdates, a related but different figure than vehicle coverage.

  • Not measured here Keep 100% of trip_ids consistent between Schedule and Realtime

    This scorecard does not currently check trip_id consistency between the Schedule and Realtime feeds.

  • Not measured here Produce no critical errors in the Center for Urban Transportation Research realtime validator

    This scorecard does not run the CUTR realtime validator.

  • Not measured here Publish accessible feed links on the agency or regional partner website

    This scorecard does not check the agency's own website.

  • Not measured here Register GTFS and GTFS-Realtime feeds with transit.land and the Mobility Database

    This scorecard does not currently check aggregator registration for this section.

  • Gap Designate a technical contact in feed_info.txt's feed_contact_email

    feed_info.txt has no feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url.

  • Gap wheelchair_boarding stated on stops and trips

    States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips.

  • Meets shapes.txt with a shape for every trip

    All 1035 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.

  • Meets Fare data published, or the service marked fare-free

    Fare data is published.

Correctness 91 / 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 52 / 100
GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
Realtime quality 100 / 100
GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.

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Pasadena Transit GTFS data quality grade: B

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