Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
down 0.4 since 2026-07-31
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 69 minutes ago; last changed 32 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 with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool
Service data runs out in 21 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
⏱ One export setting.worth about +59 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
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.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
Trim leading and trailing spaces on export. The scorecard's auto-fixed copy already does this.Likely your export tool
Some values have extra spaces at the start or end. A stray space can break a match, so a stop or route may fail to link across files.
⏱ Usually one export setting.worth about +8 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 runs out in 21 day(s).
- Next action
- Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.
- 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
- 2513 of 2527 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
- Feed evidence
- Some values have extra spaces at the start or end.
- Next action
- Trim leading and trailing spaces on export. The scorecard's auto-fixed copy already does this.
- 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 with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. · 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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Trim leading and trailing spaces on export. The scorecard's auto-fixed copy already does this.
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. Self-check a feed before you publish.
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 in 21 days.
- Published accessibility data
- Accessibility information is stated for 70.5% of stops and 0.6% 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 5 kinds of issue across 43456 instances (0 error, 43454 warning, 2 informational).
Service data runs out in 21 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.
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.
2 accessibility depth signals
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.
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 1006 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.
- 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 |
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 4 checks — down 0.4 since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 66.6 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 64.6 | down 2.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 64.1 | down 0.5 |
| 2026-08-01 | 63.7 | 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 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
9 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning43365 instances
Some values have extra spaces at the start or end.
A stray space can break a match, so a stop or route may fail to link across files.
Fix: Trim leading and trailing spaces on export. The scorecard's auto-fixed copy already does this. (Usually one export setting.)
Finding code: 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. 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)
- 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.)
Finding code: 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.)
Finding code: 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 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.)
Finding code: missing_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
feed_info.txt lists no contact email and no contact URL.
Without a contact, apps like Google Maps can't reach you when they find a problem in the feed.
Fix: Add feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url to feed_info.txt. (One field, set once in export settings.)
Finding code: 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
Service data runs out in 21 day(s).
When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
Fix: Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. (One export setting.)
Finding code: scorecard_feed_expiring_soon · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Info2 instances
Some service dates fall outside the date window set in feed_info.txt.
feed_info.txt should span every day your service runs, so apps know when the data applies.
Fix: Widen feed_start_date and feed_end_date to cover all service dates, or fix the dates that fall outside. (Two fields in feed_info.txt, or one export setting.)
Finding code: 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).
Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_feed_contact · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
NTD GTFS readiness Needs attention
This feed is close to NTD-ready. Service data runs out in 21 days; renew before you certify.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Needs attention
- Service data runs out in 21 days; renew before you certify.
- 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) Not checked yet
- This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 2527 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 runs out in 21 days; renew to qualify. 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 Not yet
- Service data runs out in 21 days; renew to qualify.
- 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.
At risk for the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 21 days of service left. Maps needs at least four weeks (28 days) of upcoming service, so your agency will fall out of trip planners soon. Re-export with a longer calendar.
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.
- Correctness 76 / 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 35 / 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 70 / 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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