Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)

What this grade measures

The quality of the schedule data this agency publishes for trip-planning apps: whether riders using Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Transit see current, correct, and complete information. It measures the data feed, not service quality or operations.

Progress this period

No newly cleared items this period. The score and trend above reflect where the feed stands today.

What needs attention next

Three improvements, in priority order, each sized so the board can see what it is approving:

1. Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.

   Equal shape distance diff coordinates (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.

   Estimated effort: Varies.

2. Review the rule documentation for 'trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.

   Trip distance exceeds shape distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.

   Estimated effort: Varies.

3. Check the trip updates endpoint with your AVL vendor; it should return a fresh GTFS-Realtime protobuf on every request.

   The trip updates realtime feed failed during sampling. When this feed is down, riders see scheduled times presented as if they were live.

   Estimated effort: Usually a vendor support ticket.

   Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 11 observed fixes).

Where this agency stands

Ahead of 21% of all tracked agencies, and ahead of 32% of large agencies nationwide.