Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
San Mateo County Transit District (samTrans)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
down 0.4 since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in California.
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 41 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
Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.Likely your export tool
Service data ended 0 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist.
⏱ Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.worth about +100 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
1289 of 1289 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
4076 of 4076 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 ended 0 day(s) ago.
- Next action
- Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.
- 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
- 1289 of 1289 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
- 4076 of 4076 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 the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. · 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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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. 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 today.
- 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 v1.
- 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
The MobilityData validator flagged 4 kinds of issue across 4085 instances (0 error, 1 warning, 4084 informational).
Service data ended 0 day(s) ago. Trip planners have likely already dropped this feed.
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.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
1 accessibility depth signal
1209 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Terra Nova Blvd & Alicante Dr", "Clarendon Rd & Francisco Blvd", "Clarendon Rd & Francisco Blvd", 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.
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.
This feed has 1289 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.
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- 120 (green)
- 121 (green)
- 122 (green)
- 130 (green)
- 138 (green)
- 141 (green)
- 142 (green)
- 250 (green)
- 251 (green)
- 260 (green)
- 270 (green)
- 276 (green)
- 278 (green)
- 280 (green)
- 281 (green)
- 292 (green)
- 294 (green)
- 295 (green)
- 296 (green)
- 296O (green)
- 397 (green)
- 713 (green)
- CSM (green)
- ECR (green)
- ECRO (green)
- EPX (green)
- FCX (green)
- PCX (green)
- SKY (green)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 110 Daly City BART - Linda Mar Park & Ride | Bus | green |
| 112 Sharp Park - Colma BART | Bus | green |
| 117 Linda Mar Park & Ride - Moonridge Apts | Bus | green |
| 120 Colma BART - Brunswick/Templeton | Bus | green |
| 121 Pope/Bellevue - Skyline College | Bus | green |
| 122 South SF BART - Stonestown/SF State | Bus | green |
| 130 Daly City BART - Airport & Linden/Oyster Point | Bus | green |
| 138 Safe Harbor Shelter | Bus | green |
| 141 Airport/Linden - Skyline College | Bus | green |
| 142 SFO - Shelter Creek | Bus | green |
| 250 Downtown San Mateo - College of San Mateo | Bus | green |
| 251 Foster City - Hillsdale Mall | Bus | green |
| 260 San Carlos Caltrain - Carlmont Village | Bus | green |
| 270 Redwood City Caltrain - Florence/17th loop | Bus | green |
| 276 Redwood City Transit Ctr - Bohannon/Campbell | Bus | green |
| 278 Redwood City Caltrain - Canada College | Bus | green |
| 280 Purdue/Fordham - Palo Alto Transit Ctr | Bus | green |
| 281 Belle Haven Community Campus - Stanford | Bus | green |
| 292 San Francisco - SFO - Hillsdale Mall | Bus | green |
| 294 Hillsdale - Half Moon Bay | Bus | green |
| 295 Hillsdale Mall - Redwood City Transit Center | Bus | green |
| 296 Redwood City Transit Center - Bayshore/Donohoe | Bus | green |
| 296O Redwood City TC- Palo Alto TC | Bus | green |
| 397 San Francisco - Palo Alto Transit Ctr | Bus | green |
| 713 SF Transit Center - San Francisco International | Bus | green |
| CSM College of San Mateo - Downtown San Mateo | Bus | green |
| ECR Daly City BART - Palo Alto Transit Ctr | Bus | green |
| ECRO Daly City - SFO | Bus | green |
| EPX East Palo Alto - San Bruno BART and San Francisco | Bus | green |
| FCX Foster City - San Francisco | Bus | green |
| PCX Linda Mar Park & Ride - Daly City BART | Bus | green |
| SKY Daly City BART - Skyline College | Bus | green |
List every stop
- Terra Nova Blvd & Alicante Dr
- Clarendon Rd & Francisco Blvd
- Clarendon Rd & Francisco Blvd
- Crespi Dr & De Solo Dr
- Crespi Dr & Seville Dr
- Crespi Dr & Fassler Ave
- Crespi Dr & Hwy 1
- Crespi Dr & Lerida Way
- Crespi Dr & Manzanita Dr
- Crespi Dr & Peralta Rd
- Crespi Dr & Regina Way
- Crespi Dr & Tapis Way
- Francisco Blvd & Lakeside Ave
- Gateway Dr & Eastridge Cir
- Gateway Dr & Eastridge Cir
- Gateway Dr & Hickey Blvd
- Gateway Dr & Hickey Blvd
- Gateway Dr & Skyline Dr
- Gateway Dr & Springdale Dr
- Gateway Dr & Springdale Dr
- Glencourt Way & Inverness Dr
- Hickey Blvd & Firecrest Ave
- Hickey Blvd & Gateway Dr
- Hickey Blvd & Gateway Dr
- Hickey Blvd & Inverness Dr
- Hickey Blvd & Parkview Cir
- Hwy 1 & Crespi Dr
- Hwy 1 & Fassler Ave
- Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave
- Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave
- Hwy 1 & Rockaway Beach Ave
- Hwy 1 & Westport Dr
- Hwy 1 & Westport Dr
- Inverness Dr & Foothill Dr
- Inverness Dr & Foothill Dr
- Inverness Dr & Glencourt Way
- Inverness Dr & Heathcliff Dr
- Inverness Dr & Heathcliff Dr
- Inverness Dr & Horizon Way
- Linda Mar Park N Ride
- Manor Dr & Skyline Blvd
- Oceana Blvd & Brighton Rd
- Oceana Blvd & Clarendon Rd
- Oceana Blvd & Eureka Sq
- Oceana Blvd & Eureka Sq
- 904 Oceana Blvd-Good Shepherd School
- 903 Oceana Blvd-Good Shepherd School
- Oceana Blvd & Manor Dr
- Oceana Blvd & Milagra Dr
- Oceana Blvd & Milagra Dr
- Oceana Blvd & Paloma Ave
- Oceana Blvd & Paloma Ave
- Oddstad Blvd & Terra Nova Blvd
- 95 Palmetto Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Bella Vista Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Brighton Rd
- Palmetto Ave & Clarendon Rd
- Palmetto Ave & Esplanade Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Manor Dr
- Palmetto Ave & Manor Dr
- Palmetto Ave & Montecito Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Montecito Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Monterey Rd
- Palmetto Ave & Monterey Rd
- Palmetto Ave & Paradise Dr
- Palmetto Ave & Hwy 1 Onramp-SF RV Resort
- 700 Palmetto Ave-SF RV Resort
- Palmetto Ave & Santa Maria Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Santa Maria Ave
- Palmetto Ave & Westline Dr
- Skyline Blvd & Glencourt Way
- Skyline Blvd & Manor Dr
- 1450 Terra Nova Blvd.
- Terra Nova Blvd & Mason Dr
- Terra Nova Blvd & Miranda Ct
- Terra Nova Blvd & Oddstad Blvd
- West Manor Dr & Palmetto Ave
- Terra Nova Blvd & Lerida Way
- Gateway Dr & Skyline Dr
- Palmetto Ave & Shoreview Ave
- Linda Mar Blvd & Madeira Dr
- Palmetto Ave & Shell St
- Linda Mar Blvd & Capistrano Dr
- Linda Mar Blvd & Peralta Rd
- Linda Mar Blvd & Alicante Dr
- Linda Mar Blvd & Seville Dr
- Devil's Slide Tunnel Stop
- Devil's Slide Tunnel Stop
- Linda Mar Blvd & Highway 1
- 2nd St & Main St
- Hwy 1 & 14th St
- Hwy 1 & 16th St
- Main St & 4th St
- Main St & 4th St
- Main St & 7th St
- Main St & 7th St
- Airport St & La Granada Ln-Mobile Home Park
- Etheldore St & California Ave
- Etheldore St & California Ave
- Etheldore St & Vermont Ave
- Etheldore St & Marine Blvd
- Marine Blvd & Etheldore St
- Etheldore St & Sunshine Valley Rd
- Airport St & La Granada Ln-Mobile Home Park
- Etheldore St & Sunshine Valley Rd
- Cypress Ave & Hwy 1
- Cypress Ave & Hwy 1
- Airport St & Harvard Ave
- Airport St & Harvard Ave
- Ave Alhambra & The Alameda
- Ave Alhambra & Vallejo St-Carmel Ave
- Ave Alhambra & Coronado St-San Luis Ave
- Ave Alhambra & Francisco St-Sonora Ave
- Ave Alhambra & Sonora Ave-Francisco St
- Ave Alhambra & Vallejo St
- Plaza Alhambra & Ave Portola
- Plaza Alhambra & Ave Portola
- Plaza Alhambra & Coronado St
- Plaza Alhambra & Coronado St
- Hwy 1 & Medio Ave
- Airport St & Los Banos Ave
- Airport St & Los Banos Ave
- Hwy 1 & Medio Ave
- Capistrano Rd & Pillar Point Harbor
- Capistrano Rd & Pillar Point Harbor
- Prospect Way & Broadway
- Prospect Way & Capistrano Rd
- 3040 Hwy 1
- Hwy 1 & Alto Ave
- Hwy 1 & Nurseryman Exchange
- Hwy 1 & Grandview Blvd
- Hwy 1 & Kehoe Ave
- Hwy 1 & Miramontes Point Rd
- 2265 Hwy 1
- Hwy 1 & Redondo Beach Rd
- Hwy 1 & Roosevelt Blvd
- Hwy 1 & Roosevelt Blvd
- Hwy 1 & Ruisseau Francais Ave
- Hwy 1 & Ruisseau Francais Ave
- Hwy 1 & Spindrift Way
- Hwy 1 & Spindrift Way
- Hwy 1 & Grand Dr
- Hwy 1 & Terrace Ave
- Hwy 92 & Berta's Fruit Farm
- Hwy 92 & Hwy 1
- Hwy 92 & Main St
- Hwy 92 & Marsh Farms
- 251 Hwy 92-Hilltop Mobile Home Park
- 250 Hwy 92-Hilltop Mobile Home Park
- 12341 Hwy 92-La Nebbia Winery
- 12340 Hwy 92-La Nebbia Winery
- Main St & Poplar St
- Main St & Grove St
- Main St & Higgins Canyon Rd
- 735 Main St-Ides Hall
- Main / Miramontes
- Strawflower Shopping Ctr
- Main St & Miramontes St
- Hwy 1 & Wavecrest Rd
- Main St & Poplar St
- Main St & Grove St
- Main St & Higgins Canyon Rd
- Miramontes Point Rd & Iris Ln
- Miramontes Point Rd-Moonridge Apts
- Hwy 1 & Nurseryman Exchange
- Miramontes Point Rd & Hwy 1
- Kelly Ave & Church St-Community Center
- Main St & Lewis Foster Dr
- Kelly Ave & Church St
- Main St & Hwy 92
- Hwy 92 & Skyline Blvd
- Hwy 92 & Hwy 35-Skyline Blvd
- Hwy 92 & Pilarcitos Creek Rd
- Hwy 92 & Pilarcitos Creek Rd
- 741 Main St-Ides Hall
- Canada College
- Farm Hill Blvd & Woodhill Dr
- Farm Hill Blvd & Canada College Loop Rd
- 10th St & Howard St
- 19th Ave & Winston Dr
- 9th St & Folsom St
- Lake Merced Blvd & Font Blvd
- Lake Merced Blvd & Higuera Ave
- Mission St & 1st St (Northbound)
- Mission St & 3rd St
- Mission St & 3rd St
- SF Transit Center - BART shuttle connection
- Mission St & 9th St
- Mission St & 7th St
- Mission St & 5th St
- Mission St & 5th St
- Mission St & 7th St
- Mission St & 9th St
- Mission St & Sickles Ave
- Winston Dr & Buckingham Way
- 280 Buckingham Way
- Lake Merced Blvd & Brotherhood Way
- Lake Merced Blvd & Brotherhood Way
- Lake Merced Blvd & Higuera Ave
- Winston Dr & Lake Merced Blvd
- Bayshore Blvd & Cortland Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Oakdale Ave
- Potrero Ave & 24th St
- Potrero Ave & 21st St
- Potrero Ave & 16th St
- Bayshore Blvd & Visitation Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Blanken Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Industrial St
- Potrero Ave & 24th St
- Potrero Ave & 21st St
- Potrero Ave & 16th St
- Bayshore Blvd & Arleta Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Sunnydale Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Silver Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Augusta Ave
- Lake Merced Blvd & Lake Merced Hill
- Lake Merced Blvd & Lake Merced Hill
- Bayshore Blvd & Flower St
- Mission St & 1st St (Southbound)
- Bayshore Blvd & Fitzgerald Ave
- Bayshore Blvd & Fitzgerald Ave
- 11th St & Market St.
- Lake Merced Blvd & Font Blvd
- Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37
- Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34
- 87th St & Nimitz Dr
- 87th St & Park Plaza Dr
- Alta Loma Ave & Eastmoor Ave
- Alta Loma Ave & Eastmoor Ave
- Alta Loma Ave & Saint Francis Blvd
- Bellevue Ave & Guttenberg St
- Daly City BART-Bay 1
- Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Daly City BART-Bay 4
- Bayshore Blvd & Geneva Ave
- Bellevue Ave & Acton St
- Bellevue Ave & Acton St
- Alta Loma Ave & Saint Francis Blvd
- Bellevue Ave & Lowell St
- Bellevue Ave & Pope St
- Bellevue Ave & Whittier St
- Bellevue Ave & Whittier St
- Pope St & Bellevue Ave
- Brunswick St & Templeton Ave
- Buena Vista Ave & Camelia Dr
- Callan Blvd & Heath Ct
- Callan Blvd & Hickey Blvd
- Callan Blvd & Hickey Blvd
- Callan Blvd & Morton Dr
- Callan Blvd & Serramonte Blvd
- and 1039 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.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 62.7 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 60.6 | down 2.1 |
| 2026-07-31 | 60.2 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-08-01 | 59.8 | down 0.4 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.7
- Rider experience no change
What changed over time
On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-08-01 the grade moved from D to F. As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade F.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-08-01 Grade went D to F.
Everything we checked
8 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Error1 instance
Service data ended 0 day(s) ago.
When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist.
Fix: Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. (Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.)
Finding code: scorecard_feed_expired · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning4076 instances
4076 of 4076 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)
- Warning1289 instances
1289 of 1289 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)
- Warning1 instance
This feed's service calendar runs out within the next 30 days.
If a new feed isn't published before it ends, trip planners will drop your agency and riders will see no service.
Fix: Schedule a feed re-export now so the new calendar is live well before the current one ends. (Usually a re-export from your scheduling software.)
Finding code: feed_expiration_date30_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
1 of 4076 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)
- Info4076 instances
Trip with shape dist traveled but no shape distances (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'trip_with_shape_dist_traveled_but_no_shape_distances' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: trip_with_shape_dist_traveled_but_no_shape_distances · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info7 instances
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
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)
NTD GTFS readiness Not ready
Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 0 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Not ready
- Service data expired 0 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
- 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 samtrans-ca-us; your National Transit Database ID is 90009. 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 samtrans-ca-us to NTD ID 90009, and keep the feed value stable. Do not change it solely to make the two values equal.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 4076 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 expired 0 days ago. 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 expired 0 days ago.
- 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.
Below the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed's last day of service has passed, so Google and Apple Maps will stop showing your agency. Re-export with a calendar that covers at least the next four weeks.
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.
In California, the published guideline is California Transit Data Guidelines. Caltrans' published quality guidelines and compliance checklist; this rubric is anchored to them.
California Minimum GTFS Guidelines checklist (5 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.
- Meets Designate a technical contact in feed_info.txt's feed_contact_email
feed_info.txt states a technical contact.
- 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 4076 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.
- Meets Fare data published, or the service marked fare-free
Fare data is published.
- Correctness 94 / 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 0 / 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 60 / 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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