Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD)

What this grade measures

The quality of the schedule data in the feed scored here 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.

2. Trim past service periods the next time you export.

   Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days. It usually means old service periods are still in the export, making the feed bigger and harder to check.

   Estimated effort: One setting in most export tools.

3. Check whether the gap is real, like a seasonal break; if not, add the missing dates to the calendar.

   The feed has a stretch of two weeks or more with no service running. A long gap can mean dates were left out of the calendar. Apps then show no trips on those days.

   Estimated effort: A review of your calendar dates.