Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD)

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. Check the flagged stop times for transposed minutes.

   Some scheduled trips move faster between stops than a bus can. Usually a typo'd stop time; riders get arrival times no bus can meet.

   Estimated effort: A few minutes per flagged trip.

   Agencies here usually clear this within about 2 weeks (based on 6 observed fixes).

2. Remove past service periods the next time you export the feed.

   Some service calendars in the feed have already ended. Expired calendars are dead weight and can hide real schedule problems from your staff and vendors.

   Estimated effort: One setting in most export tools.

   Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 61 observed fixes).

Where this agency stands

Ahead of 94% of all tracked agencies, and ahead of 95% of mid-size agencies nationwide.