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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
down 0.4 since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 66% of all tracked agencies and 82% of large agencies.
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 6 hours ago; last changed 8 days ago.
Top things to fix
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).Likely your export tool
2513 of 2527 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).
Review the rule documentation for 'leading_or_trailing_whitespaces' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Leading or trailing whitespaces (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
⏱ Varies.worth about +8 points
Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').Likely your export tool
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.
⏱ Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.worth about +8 points
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_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.
Review the rule documentation for 'leading_or_trailing_whitespaces' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
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.
Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE'). · 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 5 kinds of issue across 43456 instances (0 error, 43454 warning, 2 informational).
Service data covers the next 44 days.
70% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (70% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.
70% of stops state accessibility (70% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, 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.
Skip to route and stop dataBasemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 0E (green)
- 1 (orange)
- 10 (brown)
- 11 (yellow)
- 12 (green)
- 13 (orange)
- 14 (black)
- 15 (purple)
- 16 (teal)
- 2 (brown)
- 3 (green)
- 4 (teal)
- 5 (orange)
- 501 (orange)
- 6 (teal)
- 7 (red)
- 8 (green)
- 801 (red)
- 9 (gray)
- 902 (black)
- 903 (black)
- 904 (brown)
- 905 (black)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 0E Transfer Center Express | Bus | green |
| 1 North 5th / Sand Hill | Bus | orange |
| 10 South 11th / Stevenson | Bus | brown |
| 11 UIS / LLCC | Bus | yellow |
| 12 South 6th / Medical | Bus | green |
| 13 Westside Shopper | Bus | orange |
| 14 Toronto Road / Junction Circle | Bus | black |
| 15 UIS / Seven Pines | Bus | purple |
| 16 West Wabash / Junction Circle | Bus | teal |
| 2 N. 9th / Piper Rd. / Northgate | Bus | brown |
| 3 Clear Lake / MTI / Grandview | Bus | green |
| 4 West Lawrence / West Jefferson | Bus | teal |
| 5 Medical / Bruns / N. Grand | Bus | orange |
| 501 UIS / LLCC / Toronto Road | Bus | orange |
| 6 Clear Lake / Junction Circle | Bus | teal |
| 7 West Washington | Bus | red |
| 8 South Grand / MacArthur | Bus | green |
| 801 State Fair Shuttle | Bus | red |
| 9 MLK / East Cook | Bus | gray |
| 902 Southeast Side Night Service | Bus | black |
| 903 West Side Night Service | Bus | black |
| 904 MacArthur / Westchester | Bus | brown |
| 905 UIS / LLCC Night Service | Bus | black |
This feed has 1006 stops.
List every stop
- 6th & Enterprise
- 11th & Brown
- Sangamon County Health Department
- South Grand & Old Rochester
- Taylor & Laurel
- Taylor & Cornell
- Taylor & Hermitage
- Taylor & York
- Taylor & Stanton
- Taylor & Bel Aire
- Sangamon & 24th
- Taylor & Stevenson
- 11th & Kansas
- Lake Shore & Stevenson/Lake Plaz
- Lake Shore & Devonshire
- Lake Shore & Huntington
- Lake Shore & Branford
- Lake Shore & Northwest Hazel Dell
- Sangamon & Henley
- Lake Shore & Hazel Dell
- Lake Shore & University
- University & Varsity
- 11th & Clay
- University & Varsity
- University & Lake Shore
- Lake Shore & Hazel Dell
- 6th & Miller
- Lake Shore & Rita Road
- Lake Shore & Rita Court
- Lake Shore & Huntington
- Lake Shore & Queensway
- Lake Shore & Devonshire
- West Lake Apartments
- 11th & Cass
- Taylor & Stevenson
- Taylor & Bel Aire
- Sangamon & Hastings
- Taylor & Hermitage
- Taylor & Cornell
- Taylor & Ash
- Taylor & Laurel
- Taylor & South Grand
- South Grand & Pope
- 11th & Lawrence
- South Grand & Wheeler
- South Grand & McCreery
- Sangamon & Stonehenge
- South Grand & MLK
- South Grand & 17th
- South Grand & 15th
- South Grand & 13th
- South Grand & 11th
- South Grand & 9th
- 9th & Vine/Allen
- 11th & Cook
- SMTD
- 11th & Edwards
- Sangamon & Cromarty
- MacArthur & Leland
- MacArthur & Laurel
- Dirksen & Sangamon
- MacArthur & Laurel / Ash
- MacArthur & Ash
- Washington & 12th/13th
- Dirksen & Northfield
- Chatham & Wabash
- Seven Pines & Brookside Village
- Seven Pines & Cedar Point West
- Washington & 14th
- Seven Pines & Gaines Mill
- Gaines Mill & Westchester
- Westchester & Gaines Mill
- Denver & Northfield
- Westchester & Candletree
- Westchester & Chatham
- Denver & Atlanta
- Washington & 16th
- Sherwood Plaza
- Lindbergh & Stratford
- Westchester & Lindbergh
- Westchester & Manchester
- 16th & Adams
- Westchester & Principia
- Westchester & Olympic
- Westchester & Norwood
- Westchester & Kemper
- Westchester & West Elmhurst
- Westchester & Fullerton
- 6th & Enos
- Walmart Supercenter
- Westchester & Elmhurst East
- Westchester & Danbury
- Adams & MLK
- Westchester & Concord
- Westchester & West Belhaven
- Westchester & East Belhaven
- Westchester & Andover
- Gaines Mill & Westchester
- Gaines Mill & Seven Pines
- Dirksen & Northfield
- Seven Pines & Pine Woods
- Seven Pines & Westbrook East
- Seven Pines & Westbrook West
- Seven Pines & Chatham
- Chatham & Seven Pines/Wabash
- Chatham & Wabash
- MLK & Clear Lake
- MacArthur & Ash/Laurel
- MacArthur & Laurel
- MacArthur & Leland
- 6th & Bergen
- Clear Lake & Wheeler
- 2nd & Jackson
- 2nd & Edwards
- 2nd & Lawrence
- 2nd & Canedy
- 2nd & Scarritt
- 2nd & Vine
- Stonehenge & Sandgate
- 2nd & South Grand
- South Grand & Spring
- South Grand & Pasfield
- South Grand & Henrietta
- South Grand & Walnut
- South Grand & Glenwood
- Hyvee on MacArthur
- Hyvee on Outer Park
- Outer Park & Lincoln
- Clear Lake & 22nd
- Outer Park & Park
- Outer Park & Bates
- Outer Park & Wiggins
- Outer Park & Illini
- Outer Park & Cherry
- Chatham & Cherry
- Chatham & Greenbriar
- Chatham & Barberry
- Stonehenge & Bly
- Chatham & Brentwood
- Chatham & Montana
- Clear Lake & David
- Meijer
- Stonehenge & Cardigan
- South Grand & Glenwood
- South Grand & Lowell
- South Grand & Pasfield
- Clear Lake & Paul
- Clear Lake & Wesley
- Griffiths & 23rd
- Milton & Linden
- Rutledge & Carpenter
- 7th & Reynolds
- 7th & Madison
- South Grand & Spring
- Milton & Enos
- Milton & Elm
- Junction Circle Transfer Point
- Transfer Center Stop A
- Capitol & 11th
- Cook & 7th
- Stanford & Junction Circle
- Milton & Elliot
- State Fairgrounds Gate 4
- Peoria & Sangamon
- Peoria Casey's
- Sangamon & 11th
- Peoria & E. Warren
- Sangamon & 8th
- Peoria & Saunders
- Milton & Rosaria
- Sangamon & 11th
- Peoria & Taft
- Peoria Qik-N-EZ
- Professional & Apple Orchard
- Professional & Engineering
- Apple Orchard & Baker/Professional
- Stevenson & St. Francis
- Milton & Ridge
- Baker & Fast Food Frontage Rd
- 11th & Stevenson/Lincolnshire
- Octavus & Linconshire
- Baker & Fiat
- Linton & Baker
- Ridge & Ridge Village
- Stanton & Normandy/Taylor
- Baker & Linton/Apple Orchard
- 7th & Edwards
- Taylor & S. Grand/Laurel
- Capitol & 9th
- 7th & Monroe
- Ridge & 30th
- 7th & Capitol
- Chatham & Seven Pines/Wabash
- Prairie Crossing & Conestoga
- Wabash & Leonard
- Freedom & Lindbergh/Constitution
- Wabash & Chatham Rd/Robinhood Ln
- Constitution @ Social Security
- Lindbergh & Robbins/Freedom
- Dirksen & Harrison
- Hollis & SW Plaza Dr/Robbins Rd
- Wabash & Chatham
- 6th St Frontage Rd E & 11th
- S 6th St Rd & Law Enforcement Center
- Stanford & Burton
- S. 11th & Hazel Dell
- Dirksen & Woodland Acres
- Brent & Christopher
- 6th St Frontage & Bunn Lee School
- 6th St Rd & Kirkwood
- S 6th St Rd @ Law Enforcement Center
- Cotton Hill & Harmony Ct.
- 6th St Rd & Toronto Road
- Cherylwood & Christopher
- 2nd & Vine
- Sandhill & Chinchilla
- Cherylwood & Hoechester
- 6th St Road & Kirkwood
- Christopher Ln & 6th St Rd
- S 6th St. Road & Bunn St - Lee S
- Cherylwood & Marco
- 4th & Adams
- Westchester & Candlelight
- Ash Grove & W. Wabash
- HPR & Kelly
- Yucan & Meadowbrook
- Hamlin & HPR
- Hollis & Mercantile
- Pleasant Run & Birch Grove
- Hollis & Cockrell/S Koke Mill
- Ash Grove @ Wells Fargo
- Dirksen & Harrison
- Hollis & Cockrell
- Meadowbrook & Yucan
- HPR & Archer Elevator
- Yucan & Mercantile
- Hollis & Robbins
- Wabash & Robinhood
- Yucan & Mercantile/Meadowbrook
- Dirksen & Keys
- International Pkwy @ Mel-O-Cream
- Wabash & Montvale
- International & Rising Moon
- Yucan & Meadowbrook
- W. Wabash & Hamlin
- 21st & Griffiths
- Mercantile & W. Wabash
- W. Wabash & Robbins/Koke Mill
- W Wabash & Happy Landing
- International @ Boat Dock/Altorf
- and 756 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 21 checks — down 0.4 since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 80.2 | first check |
| 2026-06-20 | 80.2 | no change |
| 2026-06-21 | 80.2 | no change |
| 2026-06-22 | 80.2 | no change |
| 2026-06-23 | 80.2 | no change |
| 2026-06-24 | 79.7 | down 0.5 |
| 2026-06-25 | 79.3 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-06-26 | 78.9 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-06-27 | 78.5 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-06-28 | 78.1 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-06-29 | 77.7 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-06-30 | 77.0 | down 0.7 |
| 2026-07-01 | 76.6 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-02 | 76.2 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-03 | 75.8 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-04 | 75.4 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-05 | 75.0 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-06 | 74.6 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-07 | 74.1 | down 0.5 |
| 2026-07-08 | 73.7 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-09 | 73.3 | down 0.4 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.7
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall score fell 0.4 points since 2026-07-08.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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What changed over time
On 2026-06-19 this feed started at grade B. On 2026-06-24 the grade moved from B to C. As of 2026-07-09 it holds grade C.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-06-24 Grade went B to C.
Everything we checked
- Warning43365 instances
Leading or trailing whitespaces (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'leading_or_trailing_whitespaces' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: leading_or_trailing_whitespaces · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning2513 instances
2513 of 2527 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)
- Warning297 instances
297 of 1006 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)
- Warning86 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.)
Validator rule: mixed_case_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning2 instances
Some files are missing recommended (not required) fields.
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)
- 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)
- Info2 instances
Service window outside feed period (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'service_window_outside_feed_period' 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 17 observed fixes).
Validator rule: service_window_outside_feed_period · 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).
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)
Beyond the grade
Opportunities that do not change your grade today: fare detail, on-demand service, and deeper accessibility data.
7 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 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.
965 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("6th & Enterprise", "South Grand & Spring", "2nd & Vine", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
Some fixes we can make for you
These are the safe mechanical fixes, applied to a copy of your feed. They change only what is certain and leave everything else untouched. Review the diff before you publish.
Recased shouting stop names 1 change
For example: SMTD -> Smtd
Recased shouting route names 1 change
For example: UIS / LLCC -> Uis / Llcc
Run it yourself on your own copy of the feed: scorecard autofix <feed.zip> --out corrected.zip
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 44 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.
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 70% of stops and 1% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Met
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Met
- Service data covers the next 44 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 70% of stops and 1% 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 44 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.
- Correctness 76 / 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 73 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 70 / 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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