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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
Santa Maria Area Transit
Based on the feed this agency publishes
unchanged since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 50% of all tracked agencies and 48% of mid-size agencies. Operates 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 v1.1, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 15 minutes ago; last changed 15 minutes 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
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
289 of 289 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
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).Likely your export tool
528 of 528 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).
Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export.Likely your export tool
feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates Apps and this scorecard can't warn anyone before the feed goes stale without stated validity dates.
⏱ Two fields, set once in export settings.worth about +15 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 16 observed fixes).
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.
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.
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.
Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export. · 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 541 instances (0 error, 443 warning, 98 informational).
Service data covers the next 358 days.
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
6 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (11, 30, 5, 12X, 11B, 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.
74 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Panther @ PVHS", "Orcutt Rd at Clark Ave", "Carmen Ln at Carmelia Ln.", 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.
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.
- 1 (red)
- 11B (brown)
- 12X (blue)
- 13X (teal)
- 1B (red)
- 2 (white)
- 20 (orange)
- 210 (gray)
- 3 (green)
- 30 (blue)
- 40 (gray)
- 4 (yellow)
- 5 (green)
- 6 (red)
- 7 (purple)
- 8 (pink)
- 11 (brown)
- 9 (pink)
- 41 (gray)
- 14 (gray)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway | Bus | red |
| 11B R11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway | Bus | brown |
| 12X 12X Broadway/Orcutt Express | Bus | blue |
| 13X 13X Transit Center/PVHS/N. Broadway | Bus | teal |
| 1B Rt 1. Transit Ctr to Preisker Park Via N. Broadway | Bus | red |
| 2 Rt 2. Transit Center to PVH School via Western., Donovan Rd | Bus | white |
| 20 Route 20 - Santa Maria Transit Center/Los Alamos/Buellton/Solvang-OB | Bus | orange |
| 210 SLO 210 | Bus | gray |
| 3 Rt 3. Transit Center to Marian Hospital to PVH School, via E. Main, Suey Ln. | Bus | green |
| 30 Route 30 - Santa Maria Transit Center/Vandenberg/Lompoc | Bus | blue |
| 40 Route 40 - Guadalupe Flyer | Bus | gray |
| 4 Rt 4. Transit Center to SMH school to VTC via Cook St., Thornburg., Betteravia Rd. | Bus | yellow |
| 5 Rt 5. Transit Center to Gov't Cntr to Evergreen Shopping Center via Miller St., S.M. Way | Bus | green |
| 6 Rt 6. Oak Knolls to Old Orcutt-East to West-Outbound | Bus | red |
| 7 Rt 7. A. H. College, Crossroads Shopping Center via Boone St, Bradley Rd. | Bus | purple |
| 8 Rt 8. Tanglewood to Crossroads Shopping Center via McCoy Ln. | Bus | pink |
| 11 Rt 11. Transit Center to Gov't Center via S. Broadway | Bus | brown |
| 9 Rt 9. Transit Center to PVH via Alvin Ave. | Bus | pink |
| 41 Route 41 - Guadalupe Local | Bus | gray |
| 14 Rt. 14 Transit Center to Fairway Drive Via Blosser | Bus | gray |
This feed has 289 stops.
List every stop
- Bradley at Foster Rd (Righetti High School)
- Foster Rd at Michelle
- Bradley at Stowell (In & Out)
- Railroad at Lee
- Miller at Inger (Outbound)
- N Suey Rd at Rose
- Foster at Hillview (Inbound)
- Orcutt Rd at Clark Ave
- Miller at Enos (Outbound)
- Pinewood at Sandalwood
- Tanglewood at Black Rd
- McCoy at Caballero (Inbound)
- Lompoc Transit Hub
- Santa Maria Way at Hiway Drive-In
- Thornburg at Sonya (Outbound)
- Panther @ PVHS
- Bradley at Patterson
- Bradley at Basque
- Buellton- Hw246 at Freear
- Main at Pine Outbound
- 10th at Senior Center
- Jones at College (Allan Hancock College)
- Transit Center
- McCoy at Depot
- Cypress at S Nicholson (Outbound)
- Railroad at El Camino
- S. Bradley at Francine Ln
- Church at S Palisades (Marian Regional Medical Center)
- McCoy at Eastbury
- Broadway at Hermosa
- Southside Pkwy at S College
- S. College Dr at Blue Ridge Dr
- Broadway at Carmen Ln
- Suey Crossing at Merill Gardens
- Alvin at Broadway (Inbound)
- Alvin Ave at Bradley (Westbound)
- Rice Ranch at Orcutt Rd
- S. Broadway at Kohls
- Western at Alvin (Inbound)
- Broadway at Sunset
- Miller at Stowell
- Broadway at Orchard (Inbound)
- Buellton- Albertsons Shopping Center
- Broadway at Town Center West
- Donovan at Canyon
- Alvin Ave at Palisade Dr. (Eastbound)
- Donovan at Miller
- Depot at Minami Park
- Rairoad at Donovan
- Miller at Betteravia (Gov't Center)
- Bradley at Village Dr
- Main at Depot Outbound
- AHC Lompoc
- Broadway at Taylor
- New Denmat
- College at Boone
- Broadway at McCoy (Starbucks)
- McCoy at Foodmaxx
- Mission Plaza
- S. Bradley at Bello Rd. (OB)
- Thornburg at Carmen Ln
- Broadway at Williams (Eastside)
- Alvin Ave at Railroad (Eastbound)
- Pine at Jones (Outbound)
- Broadway at Newlove (IB)
- Donovan at Canyon
- Blosser Rd at Old Mill
- Santa Maria Public Airport
- Santa Maria Way at Del Cielo Mobile Home Park (Outbound)
- ORCUTT RD AT FOSTER (Inbound)
- Western at Harding
- Donovan at College (Eastbound)
- Cypress at N Nicholson (Inbound)
- Vandenberg Village
- Betteravia at Miller (Panda Express)
- S. College at Sunrise Drive
- Clark at Bradley (Oak Knolls) optional
- Santa Maria Way at Del Cielo Mobile Home Park (Inbound)
- McCoy at Albertson's
- Thornburg at New Love
- Foster Rd at Bradley (Righetti High School)
- Bradley at Costcco (Inbound)
- S. College Dr. at Quail Meadows East
- Cook at Western (Inbound)
- Railroad Ave at Taylor St
- Santa Maria Way at Sunrise (IB)
- Broadway at Orchard (Outbound)
- Donovan at Magellan
- Suey at E Alvin (Outbound)
- Western at Agnes
- Betteravia at Miller (Westbound)
- Bradley at Jones (Allan Hancock College)
- Church at N Palisades (Marian Hospital) (Inbound)
- Bradley at Sierra Madre
- Santa Maria Way at Broadway
- Cook at Pine (IB)
- Depot at Mill
- MCCOY AT BROADWAY (Professional Pkwy)
- Santa Maria Way at Holly Oak Ln
- Suey at Alvin Ave (Inbound)
- 5th at Tognazzini
- Railroad at El Camino St (Outbound)
- Orcutt Rd at Foster
- Bradley at Crossroads (Walmart) OB
- Thornburg at Betteravia (Outbound)
- Main at Broadway (North Town Center Mall)
- S. College Dr at N. Ridge View Dr.
- College at Park (Outbound)
- Main at Depot Inbound
- Orcutt Rd at Valley View
- Foster at Yo Yo Youth Ctr
- California at Foster
- Western at Fesler
- Alvin at College (Outbound)
- Rice Ranch Rd at Domino
- MCCOY AT SKYWAY (Inbound)
- Carmen ln at Trinity (Wesgate)(Outbound)
- McCoy at Skyway
- Railroad at Taylor (Outbound)
- "A" St at Carpenter's Training Union
- Western at Fesler (Inbound)
- Broadway at Jones (OB)
- Depot at Mill
- Sandalwood at Black Rd
- Broadway at Taylor (Vallarta Market)
- Alvin Ave at Miller St (Westbound)
- Carmen Ln at Trinity Dr (Inbound)
- Mission Dr at Refugio Rd (Outbound)
- Blosser at Terrazzo
- Betteravia at Target
- Suey at Fesler (Inbound)
- Miller at E Enos
- Bradley at Parkland Dr
- S Bradley at Tierra Brisas
- Los Alamos at Bell St
- Main at Russell Outbound
- Donovan at Merrill Gardens
- Bradley at Taco Bell( Old Edwards Cinema)
- Main at Pine Inbound
- Betteravia at Westgate (Outbound)
- Santa Ynez at Chumash
- Donovan at Pine (Inbound)
- ORCUTT RD AT CLARK (PARK/RIDE) Inbound
- Tanglewood at Willowood
- Foster at Chef Rick's
- Blosser at Foxenwood
- Broadway at Tunnell
- Lakeview at Orcutt Rd
- Broadway at McElhany
- Santa Maria Way at Miller (Outbound)
- Bradley at Crossroads (Walmart)
- Bradley at Country Hill
- Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Main Gate
- A St at Vocational Training Center
- Amber at Obispo
- Blosser at Battles Outbound
- Blosser at Carmen Ln Inbound
- Blosser at Craig Outbound
- Blosser at Morrison Inbound
- Blosser at Morrison Outbound
- Blosser at Sonya Inbound
- Blosser at Walmart Inbound
- Bradley at Clark
- Escalante Meadows
- Flower at Elm
- Guadalupe at Olivera
- Guadalupe Amtrak Station
- Jack O'Connell Park
- Morrison at Depot Inbound
- Morrison at Railroad Outbound
- Morrison at Thornburg Outbound
- Morrison at Western Inbound
- Morrison at Western Outbound
- Obispo at Fir
- Orcutt Rd at Clark Southbound
- Pasadera
- Pioneer at 2nd
- Rice Ranch Rd Near S Bradley Rd
- Rice Ranch Rd at Sage Crest Dr
- TC-PVHS, Western, Donovan
- Downtown San Luis Obispo Transit Center
- Stowell at Western Inbound
- Town Center Mall East
- West Main at Montez Ct.
- Western at Stowell Outbound
- Westgate at Carmen Ln
- Foster Rd at Lockford
- S. Bradley Rd at Bello Rd (IB)
- Main at College
- Broadway at Battles
- Broadway at Alvin
- Thornburg at Dal Porto
- Broadway at Morrison (SMHS)
- Railroad at Taylor (Inbound)
- S. Bradley at Cambria Ave
- Alvin Ave at Railroad (Westbound)
- McCoy at Broadway (Outbound)
- Railroad Ave at Hidden Pines Way
- S College at Sloan Terrace
- McCoy at Sandpiper Dr
- Broadway at CVS
- Carmen Ln at Carmelia Ln.
- Thornburg at Carmen Ln (Outbound)
- Western at Alvin
- Los Alamos - Ferrini Park
- Donovan at College
- Bradley at Sierra Madre (Olive Garden)
- Crossroads at Del Sur
- College at Mariposa
- Cook at Pine (OB)
- Bradley at Costco (Outbound)
- Miller at Daniel(Betteravia)
- Jones at Vineyard Apartments (AHC)
- Broadway at Stowell/Enos
- Main at Palisades
- Western at Bunny (Inbound)
- Alvin at Pallisades (Inbound)
- Lakeview at Lakeview
- Western at Main (Inbound)
- Railroad at Creston NB
- Broadway at Williams (Westside)
- Broadway at Fesler
- Morrison at Pine (SMHS) (OB)
- Miller at Cook (Outbound)
- Main at School (Outbound)
- Cook at Western
- Panther Dr at Centennial
- Hidden Pines Way at Railroad Ave
- Foster Rd at Foodbank
- Main at Russell Inbound
- Main at Ranch
- Pine at Cook
- Fairway at Skyway
- Santa Maria Way at Sunrise Drive (CHC)
- Alvin at Broadway (Outbound)
- Mission Dr at Refugio Rd (Inbound)
- Western at Main
- Bradley at Larch
- Alvin Ave at N. Stokes Ave (Westbound)
- Miller at Cook (Inbound)
- Miller at Battles (Outbound)
- Donovan at Merrill Gardens
- Broadway at Mill
- Miller at E Inger (Inbound)
- Union Valley at California
- Alvin Ave at Bradley (Eastbound)
- Betteravia, McCoy at South Broadway
- Broadway at Jones (IB)
- Donovan at Pine (Outbound)
- Morrison at Thornburg/PINE (SMHS) (Inbound)
- and 39 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 21 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 59.1 | first check |
| 2026-06-20 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-21 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-22 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-23 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-24 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-25 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-26 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-27 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-28 | 59.1 | no change |
| 2026-06-29 | 59.2 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-06-30 | 59.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-01 | 60.1 | up 0.9 |
| 2026-07-02 | 60.2 | up 0.1 |
| 2026-07-03 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-04 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-05 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-06 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-07 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-08 | 60.2 | no change |
| 2026-07-09 | 60.2 | 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.
The feed file was re-published since 2026-07-08.
Subscribe to this feed’s changes (Atom) to hear about grade drops in a reader, with no sign-up.
What changed over time
On 2026-06-19 this feed started at grade F. On 2026-07-01 the grade moved from F to D. As of 2026-07-09 it holds grade D.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-01 Grade went F to D.
Everything we checked
- Warning528 instances
528 of 528 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)
- Warning435 instances
435 of 528 trips have no headsign.
Riders at the stop can't tell which direction a bus is going.
Fix: Populate trip_headsign to match what the bus displays. (Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.)
Validator rule: scorecard_missing_headsigns · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning376 instances
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.
Fix: Check the flagged stop times for transposed minutes. (A few minutes per flagged trip.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 2 weeks (based on 6 observed fixes).
Validator rule: fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning289 instances
289 of 289 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.)
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning41 instances
Stop too far from shape using user distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance' 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: stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning23 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.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 2 weeks (based on 8 observed fixes).
Validator rule: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning2 instances
Route long name contains short name (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'route_long_name_contains_short_name' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: route_long_name_contains_short_name · 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)
- Warning1 instance
feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates
Apps and this scorecard can't warn anyone before the feed goes stale without stated validity dates.
Fix: Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export. (Two fields, set once in export settings.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 16 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_missing_feed_info_dates · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules 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.)
Validator rule: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Info98 instances
Big gap in service (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'big_gap_in_service' 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 13 observed fixes).
Validator rule: big_gap_in_service · 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)
NTD certification readiness Ready
Published at a public URL, valid, and current: the three things the NTD GTFS requirement asks of a feed all hold here. Only your own D-10 certification makes that official; this is a heads-up, not a determination.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 358 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 528 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. 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 Met
- Service data covers the next 358 days.
- 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.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 358 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. No validator errors either, so riders keep seeing this agency in their trip planners; warnings lower the grade here but do not remove a feed from Maps.
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.
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 (3 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.
- Gap Designate a technical contact in feed_info.txt's feed_contact_email
feed_info.txt has no feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url.
- 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 528 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.
- Gap Fare data published, or the service marked fare-free
No fare data is published.
- Correctness 71 / 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 85 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 25 / 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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