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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
Bustang
Based on the feed this agency publishes
unchanged since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 66% of all tracked agencies and 62% of small agencies. Operates in Colorado.
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 v1.1, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 3 hours ago; last changed 21 hours 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
Review the rule documentation for 'foreign_key_violation' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Foreign key violation (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
⏱ Varies.worth about +24 points
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).Likely your export tool
254 of 254 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ Often one default setting in your export.worth about +15 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Turn on 'remove unused shapes' (or the like) in your export tool.Likely your export tool
The feed contains route shapes no trip uses. Harmless to riders, but it bloats the feed and suggests stale export data.
⏱ One setting.worth about +6 points
Close the loop on each fix. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and let the next run verify it — the scorecard shows the fix; the agency publishes it.
Review the rule documentation for 'foreign_key_violation' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Turn on 'remove unused shapes' (or the like) in your export tool. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Make this change in whatever tool produces your feed, then re-export.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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 6 kinds of issue across 253 instances (221 error, 20 warning, 12 informational).
Service data covers the next 79 days.
100% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (100% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.
100% of stops state accessibility (100% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, 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.
Skip to route and stop dataBasemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- Estes (brown)
- North (green)
- Pegasus (teal)
- South (orange)
- West (teal)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| Estes Bustang to Estes | Bus | brown |
| North Bustang North Line | Bus | green |
| Pegasus Bustang Pegasus | Bus | teal |
| Snow Bustang Snowstang | Bus | teal (no shape in feed) |
| South Bustang South Line | Bus | orange |
| West Bustang West Line | Bus | teal |
This feed has 53 stops.
List every stop
- Broadway & W 14th Ave
- Lincoln St & 7th Ave
- 18th St & Stout St
- 19th St & Stout St
- Lincoln St & Colfax Ave
- Broadway & Speer Blvd
- US 36 & McCaslin Station Gate D
- US 36 & McCaslin Station Gate A
- Lyons PnR
- Lyons PnR
- US 36 & Sheridan Station Gate D
- Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station Gate S4
- Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station Gate S3
- Colorado Station Gate E
- Federal Center Station Gate L
- Union Station Gate B19
- Union Station Gate B4
- Union Station
- Union Station
- Wewatta St & 17th St
- US 36 & Broomfield Station Gate P
- US 36 & Broomfield Station Gate R
- US 36 & Sheridan Station Gate C
- Breckenridge Transit Center
- Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Eagle Chambers PnR
- Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
- Frisco Transit Center
- Grand Junction Regional Airport
- Harmony Transfer Center
- Idaho Springs
- Loveland Ski Area
- Monument P & R
- Parachute
- Rifle
- Vail Transportation Center
- West Glenwood Park & Ride
- Woodmen PnR Northbound
- Woodmen PnR Southbound
- Sky Ridge Station
- Grand Junction Downtown Transfer Facility
- Avon Station
- A Basin
- Copper Mountain
- Wooly Mammoth PnR
- Estes Park Visitor Center
- Rmnp Park & Ride
- Centerra Loveland Mobility Hub
- Centerra Loveland Mobility Hub
- Berthoud Mobility Hub
- Berthoud Mobility Hub
- Firestone-Longmont Mobility Hub
- Firestone-Longmont Mobility Hub
Over time
Overall score across the last 20 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 73.4 | first check |
| 2026-06-20 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-21 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-22 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-23 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-24 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-25 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-26 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-27 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-28 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-29 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-06-30 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-01 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-02 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-04 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-05 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-06 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-07 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-08 | 73.4 | no change |
| 2026-07-09 | 73.4 | 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 2026-07-08.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
- Error221 instances
Foreign key violation (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'foreign_key_violation' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: foreign_key_violation · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning254 instances
254 of 254 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 (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). (Often one default setting in your export.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning8 instances
The feed contains route shapes no trip uses.
Harmless to riders, but it bloats the feed and suggests stale export data.
Fix: Turn on 'remove unused shapes' (or the like) in your export tool. (One setting.)
Validator rule: unused_shape · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning6 instances
Same route and agency url (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'same_route_and_agency_url' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: same_route_and_agency_url · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning5 instances
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them.
Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
Fix: Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. (A review pass in your scheduling software.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 11 observed fixes).
Validator rule: stop_without_stop_time · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Missing feed contact email and url (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'missing_feed_contact_email_and_url' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 6 observed fixes).
Validator rule: missing_feed_contact_email_and_url · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info12 instances
Platform without parent station (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'platform_without_parent_station' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: platform_without_parent_station · 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 with your feed, so problems linger.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt. (One field.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 10 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
Beyond the grade
Opportunities that do not change your grade today: fare detail, on-demand service, and deeper accessibility data.
The feed publishes fare products but no rider_categories.txt defining who qualifies for each fare.
Consider: Add rider_categories.txt for the fares you already offer, then reference those categories from your fare products.
16 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Wewatta St & 17th St", "West Glenwood Park & Ride", "18th St & Stout St", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
NTD certification readiness Needs attention
This feed is close to NTD-ready. 1 validator error to resolve.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Needs attention
- 1 validator error to resolve.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 79 days.
- agency_id matches your NTD ID Not checked yet
- Setting your GTFS agency_id to your five-digit NTD ID is an optional way to line a feed up with its National Transit Database record. FTA links the two on your P-50 form, so it is not a required feed change. We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this is not checked yet.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 254 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 and confirm it once a year. This box is a heads-up on whether yours looks ready; it is not the official sign-off.
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). Aligning agency_id with your NTD ID lets the feed line up with your NTD record; the July 2025 final rule links the two on the P-50 form rather than requiring that feed change, and 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. 1 validator error to resolve. States wheelchair access on 100% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Not yet
- 1 validator error to resolve.
- Current Met
- Service data covers the next 79 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 100% 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.
Can riders use it?
Checks beyond structural validation: places where the feed is valid but a rider still could not travel.
- 5 of 53 boardable stops are never served by any trip. Riders see these stops in apps and on the map but can never catch anything there, which erodes trust in the data. Remove stops no route serves, or add the trips that should call at them.
These do not change the grade. They catch trips with no rideable leg and stops no trip serves, the kind of gap a trip planner trips over.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 79 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. The feed also carries 221 validator errors, the other thing Maps checks at onboarding; the findings below name each fix.
How this agency maps to the standards
A data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Each category shows this feed's score and the standards it relates to: the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement, the MobilityData grading scheme, and the Google Transit gate. Read the full standards crosswalk.
Your state runs a transit-data program that can help: CDOT Digital Transit Mobility. Colorado's program coordinating GTFS data across transit providers. Your state publishes no quality rubric of its own, so the closest published bars a program can hold this feed to are the federal and industry ones below; the score maps to those.
- Correctness 55 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading: stop locations, route names and colors. Google Transit: a feed must pass validation to stay in Maps.
- Freshness 100 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 78 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading: 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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