Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
down 0.3 since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Rhode Island.
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 70 minutes ago; last changed 41 days ago.
Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
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 9 snapshots.
- 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
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool
Service data runs out in 27 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 +53 points in its category
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
3544 of 3544 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
4925 of 4925 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
- Service data runs out in 27 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.
Copy handoff text
- Feed evidence
- 3544 of 3544 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
- 4925 of 4925 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.
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.
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.
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. 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 27 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
- No fare information is published in the feed.
- Realtime information
- Live-arrival data covered 96.2% 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.
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
The MobilityData validator flagged 5 kinds of issue across 75 instances (0 error, 71 warning, 4 informational).
Service data runs out in 27 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.
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.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
2 accessibility depth signals
38 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and more).
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.
472 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Narragansett (Salt Pond Plaza) at Stop & Shop", "Old Tower Hill Rd at Wakefield Mall", "Old Tower Hill Rd at Wakefield Mall", 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.
Sampled 9 times: 3 of 3 configured feeds healthy; 96.2% of scheduled trips had live predictions; 100.0% of vehicles on their route; predictions ran a median of 60s behind schedule.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
This feed has 3544 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.
- 1 (red)
- 10x (purple)
- R (green)
- 12x (purple)
- 13 (teal)
- 14 (teal)
- 16 (teal)
- 17 (teal)
- 18 (teal)
- 19 (teal)
- 20 (red)
- 21 (teal)
- 22 (teal)
- 23 (teal)
- 24L (purple)
- 27 (red)
- 28 (red)
- 29 (teal)
- 3 (teal)
- 30 (teal)
- 31 (red)
- 32 (teal)
- 33 (teal)
- 34 (teal)
- 35 (teal)
- 4 (teal)
- 40 (teal)
- 45 (yellow)
- 46 (yellow)
- 47 (yellow)
- 50 (red)
- 51 (teal)
- 54 (teal)
- 55 (teal)
- 56 (red)
- 57 (teal)
- 58 (teal)
- 59x (purple)
- 6 (teal)
- 60 (teal)
- 61x (purple)
- 63 (teal)
- 64 (teal)
- 65x (purple)
- 66 (teal)
- 67 (teal)
- 68 (teal)
- 69 (teal)
- QX (purple)
- 71 (teal)
- 72 (red)
- 73 (teal)
- 75 (teal)
- 76 (teal)
- 78 (teal)
- 80 (teal)
- 87 (teal)
- 88 (yellow)
- WM (yellow)
- 9x (purple)
- 92 (red)
- 95x (purple)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Eddy St/Hope St/Benefit St | Bus | red |
| 10x North Scituate Express | Bus | purple |
| R Broad/North Main | Bus | green |
| 12x Arctic/RI-117 Express | Bus | purple |
| 13 Coventry/Arctic/CCRI Warwick | Bus | teal |
| 14 West Bay - Narragansett/Newport | Bus | teal |
| 16 Bald Hill Rd/NEIT | Bus | teal |
| 17 Dyer Ave/Pocasset Ave | Bus | teal |
| 18 Union Ave | Bus | teal |
| 19 Plainfield St/Westminster St | Bus | teal |
| 20 Elmwood Ave/Airport | Bus | red |
| 21 Reservoir Ave/Garden City/CCRI Warwick | Bus | teal |
| 22 Pontiac Ave | Bus | teal |
| 23 Arctic/Crompton/Center of New England | Bus | teal |
| 24L Providence/Fall-River/Newport Express | Bus | purple |
| 27 Broadway/Manton Ave | Bus | red |
| 28 Broadway/Hartford Ave | Bus | red |
| 29 CCRI Warwick/Conimicut | Bus | teal |
| 3 Warwick Ave/Oakland Beach | Bus | teal |
| 30 Oaklawn Ave | Bus | teal |
| 31 Cranston St | Bus | red |
| 32 Wampanoag Mall/Seekonk Square | Bus | teal |
| 33 Riverside | Bus | teal |
| 34 Warren Ave/Seekonk Square | Bus | teal |
| 35 Rumford/Newport Ave | Bus | teal |
| 4 Pawtuxet Village/Warwick Neck | Bus | teal |
| 40 Butler Hospital/Elmgrove Ave | Bus | teal |
| 45 Woonsocket Beach Express | Bus | yellow |
| 46 Pawtucket/Central Falls Beach Express | Bus | yellow |
| 47 North Providence/Cranston Beach Express | Bus | yellow |
| 50 Douglas Ave | Bus | red |
| 51 Charles St/Twin River/CCRI Lincoln | Bus | teal |
| 54 Lincoln/Woonsocket | Bus | teal |
| 55 Admiral St (Providence College & RI College) | Bus | teal |
| 56 Chalkstone Ave | Bus | red |
| 57 Smith St | Bus | teal |
| 58 Mineral Spring Ave/North Providence | Bus | teal |
| 59x North Smithfield/Lincoln Express | Bus | purple |
| 6 Prairie Ave/Roger Williams Park Zoo | Bus | teal |
| 60 Providence - Newport (East Bay) | Bus | teal |
| 61x Tiverton/East Bay Express | Bus | purple |
| 63 Broadway (Newport-Middletown) | Bus | teal |
| 64 Newport/URI Kingston | Bus | teal |
| 65x Narragansett/Wakefield Express | Bus | purple |
| 66 Providence - URI Kingston/CCRI Warwick | Bus | teal |
| 67 Bellevue Ave/Salve Regina/Mansions | Bus | teal |
| 68 CCRI Newport/Memorial Blvd/First Beach | Bus | teal |
| 69 URI Kingston/Galilee | Bus | teal |
| QX Quonset Express | Bus | purple |
| 71 Broad St/Pawtucket Ave (Pawtucket) | Bus | teal |
| 72 Weeden St (Central Falls) | Bus | red |
| 73 Mineral Spring Ave (Pawtucket - CCRI-Lincoln) | Bus | teal |
| 75 Dexter St/Lincoln Mall | Bus | teal |
| 76 Central Ave | Bus | teal |
| 78 Beverage Hill Ave (East Providence & Pawtucket) | Bus | teal |
| 80 Armistice Blvd | Bus | teal |
| 87 Fairmount St/Walnut Hill Plaza | Bus | teal |
| 88 Walmart Connector | Bus | yellow |
| WM Thursday Only Walmart Shopper | Bus | yellow |
| 9x Pascoag Express | Bus | purple |
| 92 East Side/Federal Hill/RI College | Bus | red |
| 95x Westerly Express | Bus | purple |
List every stop
- Grove before Wilcox
- Oaklawn opposite Freedom
- Elmwood Ave opposite Job Lot (Cranston)
- Warwick opposite Stop & Shop
- Elmwood Ave at Job Lot (Cranston)
- Broad before Berwick
- Broad after Berwick
- Wampanoag opposite Argyle
- Bellevue after Dixon
- Broad opposite Glen
- Reservoir before Bridgton
- Broad opposite Alhambra
- Pontiac after Colonial
- Pontiac before Hodsell
- Bullocks Point after Washington
- Oaklawn before Woodstock
- 1689 Wampanoag
- 174 Warwick
- Oaklawn opposite Woodstock
- Warwick before Park
- 1472 Wampanoag
- Reservoir after Aqueduct
- Elmwood before Fenner
- Wampanoag after President
- Elmwood after Fenner
- Kingstown after Wayside
- Pontiac after Waterman
- 22 Oaklawn
- Pontiac before Laurens
- Broad after Shaw
- Broad after Moorland
- Bellevue after Perry
- Reservoir before Nowell
- Reservoir after Nowell
- Broad at Library Entrance
- Warwick after Villa
- Warwick after Villa
- 55 Oaklawn
- Reservoir opposite Lockmere
- Elmwood after Park
- Reservoir after Brookwood
- Elmwood before Hathaway
- Rolfe after Auburn
- 1375 Wampanoag
- Wampanoag before Mohawk
- Elmwood before Spooner
- Warwick before Bartlett
- Reservoir before Auburn
- Park & Rolfe (before Park)
- Norwood & Broad (after Broad)
- Norwood & Broad (before Broad)
- Reservoir after Richland
- Broad after Norwood
- Cranston opposite Uxbridge
- Park & Rolfe (after Park)
- Kingstown after Old North
- Cranston before Uxbridge
- Norwood before Pawtuxet
- Norwood after Pawtuxet
- Pontiac before Park
- Pontiac after Park
- 31 Bullocks Point
- 90 Norwood
- Kingstown after RI-138
- Elmwood after Spooner
- Broad after Wheeler
- Reservoir before Calaman
- Wampanoag after Forbes
- Wampanoag opposite Forbes
- Kingstown opposite Potter
- Reservoir before Blaisdell
- 1790 Cranston
- Cranston before Vervena
- Narragansett before Grand
- Narragansett after Grand
- Kingstown After Potter
- Broad after Wheeler
- Elmwood before Dixon
- Pawtucket at Bank of America
- Park & Reservoir (at Reservoir after Leyden)
- Elmwood after McKinley
- Park & Reservoir (at Reservoir before Norfolk)
- Pontiac opposite Mauran
- Bellevue before Bowery
- Pontiac before Beckwith
- Pawtucket before Industrial
- Reservoir before High School Avenue
- Elmwood after Whitney
- Bellevue at Bellevue Plaza
- Cranston before Park
- Broad before Armington
- 3340 Pawtucket
- Cranston after Park
- Reservoir before Legion
- Narragansett before Armington
- Narragansett before Narragansett St
- Reservoir before Beckwith
- Elmwood opposite Carlisle
- Elmwood before Carlisle
- Pontiac opposite Brandon
- Broad opposite Armington
- Opposite 3348 Pawtucket
- Dyer after Park
- Reservoir before Sprague
- Pontiac after Brandon
- Reservoir after Preston
- Dyer before Park
- Cranston Industrial Park (Amflex & Comstock)
- Upper College before RI-138
- Narragansett after Harborside
- Pawtucket after Wheeler
- Broad St Terminus (Montgomery Ave)
- Broad St Terminus (Montgomery Ave)
- Reservoir before Pontiac
- Kingstown at Graduate Village Apartments
- Roger Williams Park (Elmwood Entrance)
- Roger Williams Park (Elmwood Entrance)
- Cranston before Connecticut
- Sailor Way before Amflex
- Cranston after Randall
- Narragansett after Montgomery
- Pawtucket opposite Village Green
- 870 Dyer
- Dyer opposite Cedar
- Pontiac & Reservoir (after Rutherglen)
- Pontiac before Richfield
- Eddy before Morton
- Eddy before Vermont
- Narragansett before Washington
- Cranston before Batcheller
- Cranston after Vigilant
- Lower College before Bayberry
- Pontiac & Reservoir (after Reservoir)
- Eddy after California
- Pawtucket opposite Waterview
- Pawtucket opposite Bayview School
- Bellevue & Memorial Blvd (at Tennis Hall Of Fame)
- Plainfield after Sailor
- 900 Wampanoag
- Reservoir before Roger Williams
- Plainfield before Simmonsville
- Bellevue & Memorial Blvd (at Tennis Hall Of Fame)
- Elmwood after Cadillac
- Haven before Cranston
- Cranston opposite Vallone
- Elmwood after Hempstead
- Carr Street
- Reservoir opposite Roger Williams
- Pawtucket at Bayview School
- Allens between California and Ohio
- Haven after Florida
- Eddy between Carolina & New York
- Haven opposite Florida
- Cranston before Dyer
- Cranston before Byron
- Plainfield before Independence
- Cranston after Cleveland
- Reservoir opposite Delmar
- Cranston before Cleveland
- Allens after Carolina
- Cranston & Gansett (before Gansett)
- Citizens Bank Operations Center (East Providence)
- Allens after California
- RIPTA - Elmwood Garage (Opposite 705 Elmwood)
- Plainfield after Nardolillo
- Plainfield opposite Nardolillo
- RIPTA - Elmwood Garage (Elmwood opposite Thackery)
- 1260 Cranston
- Kingstown after Independence
- 1609 Plainfield
- Plainfield after Plainfield Circle
- Veterans Parkway & Pawtucket (before Bond)
- Plainfield after Rachela
- Reservoir after Ardoene
- Eddy before Jillson
- Eddy between Chapman & Toronto
- Citizens before Tripps
- 610 Wampanoag
- Tripps before Citizens
- Reservoir before Ardoene
- Cranston After Howard (D'Evan Manor)
- Veterans Parkway & Pawtucket (at 3044 Pawtucket)
- Plainfield after Pezzulo
- Allens before Georgia
- Tripps opposite Madeline
- Roger Williams Park
- Cranston before Puritan
- Roger Williams Park
- Campus at College of Pharmacy
- Elmwood opposite Warrington
- Plainfield opposite Yeoman
- Elmwood after Warrington
- Eddy before Johnson
- Upper College opposite Bayberry
- Plainfield after Yeoman
- Reservoir after Narragansett
- Reservoir before Downing
- 15 Tripps
- Allens before Baker
- Colony House (at Cadillac opposite Rodman)
- Cranston opposite Burnham
- Memorial after Cliff Walk
- Pawtucket opposite Mountain
- Tripps opposite Citizens Bank
- Patucket before Mountain
- Kingstown before Waites Corner
- Ernest & Allens (opposite Ellenfield)
- Ernest & Allens (before Ernest)
- Opposite 1141 Cranston
- Early Street
- Bellevue after Downing
- Elmwood before Lenox
- Tripps before Wampanoag
- Wampanoag opposite Tripps
- Dyer & Chestnut Hill
- Dyer & Chestnut Hill (before Puritan)
- Early Street
- Cranston after Seneca
- Bellevue after Pelham
- Elmwood & Reservoir (at 1 Reservoir)
- Reservoir after Adelaide
- Laurel Hill before Lookout
- Cranston before Oneida
- Chestnut Hill before Princess
- Plainfield before Mill
- Memorial before Gibbs
- Atwood & Plainfield (before Clemence)
- 2838 Pawtucket Ave
- URI Kingston (Memorial Union)
- Elmwood & Reservoir (before Atlantic)
- Plainfield after Tweed
- Kingston Railroad Station
- Plainfield opposite Fletcher
- 642 Allens
- Allens opposite I-95 North (On-Ramp)
- Plainfield opposite School
- Pawtucket before Heath
- Eddy at Pavilion
- Eddy after Pavilion
- Dyer opposite Riverbend
- Elmwood & Reservoir (before Ontario)
- Dyer before Riverbend
- Cranston after Dover
- Pawtucket before Wampanoag
- Plainfield after Pocasset
- Plainfield before Pocasset
- Thurbers Avenue
- Eddy opposite Applegate
- Eddy & Thurbers (before Applegate)
- Aquidneck after Purgatory
- and 3294 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — down 0.3 since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 69.1 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 67.1 | down 2.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 66.8 | down 0.3 |
| 2026-08-01 | 66.5 | down 0.3 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.7
- Rider experience no change
- Realtime quality no change
What changed in this feed
Overall score fell 0.3 points since 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
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What changed over time
On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-07-30 feed entered the expiry window (29 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 (29 days of service left).
Everything we checked
11 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning4925 instances
4925 of 4925 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)
- Warning3544 instances
3544 of 3544 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)
- Warning63 instances
Some files leave out fields that GTFS asks for but does not require.
Recommended fields like agency_phone or stop descriptions make the feed more useful to riders and trip planners.
Fix: Review the flagged fields and fill in the ones your riders would use. (A field at a time; not urgent.)
Finding code: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning7 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)
- Warning2 instances
2 of 53 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions.
Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.
Fix: Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs. (A vendor data-mapping question.)
Finding code: scorecard_rt_trip_coverage · Read the fix guide · See GTFS-Realtime reference (opens the GTFS-Realtime reference 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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Service data runs out in 27 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)
- Info1 instance
feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).
Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · 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 27 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 27 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) Different (allowed)
- Your feed's agency_id is RIPTA; your National Transit Database ID is 10001. A feed that serves several agencies (a shared regional feed) can legitimately carry more than one agency_id. The values do not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID, so this difference is allowed and carries no score. Confirm that P-50 crosswalks agency_id RIPTA to NTD ID 10001, and keep the feed value stable. Do not change it solely to make the two values equal.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 4925 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 27 days; renew to qualify. 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 Not yet
- Service data runs out in 27 days; renew to qualify.
- 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 99.5% of 200 checks over the last 34 days, with 14s median lag.
Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment.
Live predictions vs schedule
Arrival predictions ran a median 60s late versus the schedule, and stayed within 480s nine times in ten. They were on time (about a minute early to five late) 78.6% of the time. 100.0% of reported vehicle positions sat on or near the published route shape.
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.
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 45 / 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 38 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality 99 / 100
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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