Call-prep brief · checked 2026-07-11
Stanford Marguerite Shuttle (SMS)
Grade A · 92.8 / 100
Unchanged since 2026-07-10.
For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the NTD details line up. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.
What changed since the last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
Top three things to fix
Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_same_coordinates' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Equal shape distance same coordinates (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
Effort: Varies.
Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').
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.
Effort: Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.
Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras.
Some files contain columns that are not part of the GTFS spec. Harmless to riders, but apps ignore these columns and they can hide typos in real column names.
Effort: A quick look at the flagged files.
NTD GTFS readiness: Ready
This feed looks ready for your NTD certification: published at a public URL, valid, and current. The official check is still your D-10 certification.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 353 days.
agency_id and 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.
Key facts
- Feed URL
- https://transportation-forms.stanford.edu/google/google_transit.zip
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
- Service window
- 342 days of service data remain. Last service date 2027-06-18.
- Feed version
- 2026-06-16T21:38:12Z
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.1, validator 8.0.1.