Feed status · checked 2026-10-07
Tar River Transit
Based on the feed source on file; publisher ownership is not verified
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-10-06
Cataloged in North Carolina.
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 v1.4, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 4 hours ago; last changed 89 days ago.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the feed URL on file (publisher not verified).
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 configured feed URL. Publisher ownership of that URL is not verified.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
About this feed
Tar River Transit’s published feed lists 10 bus routes, 194 scheduled trips and 298 stops. Its service dates run from 2026-07-10 through 2027-02-01. The published file last changed on 2026-07-10.
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
298 of 298 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.
Fixing this covers all 298 stops in the feed.
⏱ A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.worth about +25 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
194 of 194 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Fixing this covers all 194 trips in the feed.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
Add the destination, direction, or 'via' label riders actually see to trip_headsign. Do not copy the route name. If the label changes during the trip, use stop_headsign.
30 of 194 trips have no headsign, the text that tells riders where the bus is going. A trip counts when it has trip_headsign or a stop_headsign at every stop. When a route has multiple directions or patterns, the route name alone may not tell riders which service is coming.
Fixing this covers 30 of 194 trips, about 15% of them.
⏱ Usually one value per route pattern in your scheduling source.worth about +2 points in its category
Riders and need behind these fixes
- This feed carries no National Transit Database ID, so annual rider-trips are not known for it.
- North Carolina as a whole measures lower on transit need. That is a statewide reading, not one for this feed's service area. Source: US Census ACS 5-year 2022, statewide overlay, as of 2026-10-05.
These describe this feed only. They do not rank agencies, and they do not change the grade or the order of the fixes.
Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Finding handoff
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- Finding
- Fix 01 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
- Recheck
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- Finding
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- Finding
- Fix 03 in Top things to fix: its feed evidence and the requested change.
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How to make and check these changes
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Fix 01 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
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.
Fix 02 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
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.
Fix 03 · Read the fix guide for scorecard_missing_headsigns
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
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 117 days.
- Published accessibility data
- Accessibility information is stated for 0% of stops and 0% 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 Trillium a fix request
This feed is produced and hosted by Trillium. Copy this and send it to your Trillium contact; they make the change and republish the feed. Each fix names the validator notice and a guide link.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 3 kinds of issue across 44 instances (0 error, 0 warning, 44 informational).
Service data covers the next 117 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 published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 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.
262 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Sunset & Jones - Eastbound", "Winstead Ave. & Triangle Bank - Southbound", "Fairview & Edgecombe County Social Services - Northbound", 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 298 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.
- 1 (blue)
- 2 (green)
- 3 (orange)
- 4 (orange)
- 5 (green)
- 6 (blue)
- 7 (purple)
- 8 (pink)
- 9 (red)
- 10 (purple)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Meadowbrook | Bus | blue |
| 2 Oakwood | Bus | green |
| 3 South Rocky Mount | Bus | orange |
| 4 Hillsdale | Bus | orange |
| 5 Golden East | Bus | green |
| 6 Ravenwood | Bus | blue |
| 7 Sunset | Bus | purple |
| 8 Nash Community College | Bus | pink |
| 9 Battleboro/Goldrock | Bus | red |
| 10 Rocky Mount East | Bus | purple |
List every stop
- Aldi's
- Golden East Mall Food Court
- Sunset & Jones - Eastbound
- Fairview Road (Oakwood Shopping Center)
- Winstead Ave. & Triangle Bank - Southbound
- Fairview & Edgecombe County Social Services - Northbound
- Denton St. Pool - Westbound
- S Glendale Ave Near Denton St
- Glendale Dr. & Rollinwood Manor - Northbound
- Cokey Rd Near S Fairview Rd
- Cokey Rd & Eden Ct
- Sunset & Hammer Chiropractic - Eastbound
- Sunset & Timberlane
- Od Wilson Rd & Lancaster St
- Sunset & Crescent - Eastbound
- Old Wilson Rd & Rex St - Northbound
- Cokey Rd & Redgate Ave
- Winstead Elementary School
- Thomas St. & Bp - Westbound
- Harbour West Dr. (Food Lion)
- Sunset Ave. & Dominick - Northbound
- Sunset @ City Lake
- Arlington & Ambler
- Arlington & Redgate
- Atlantic & Highland - Southbound
- Atlantic & Ivey - Southbound
- Barnes & Cherry
- Barnes & Fountain
- Barnes & Legget
- Barnes & Virginia
- Benvenue At Merita Bakery - Northbound
- English Rd. & Bojangles
- Branch & Mitchell
- Branch & Short
- Burton & Edwards - Westbound
- Burton & Nashville - Southbound
- Burton & Parham - Westbound
- Burton & Wilkins - Southbound
- Burton St & Winston Walk
- Coleman & Raleigh Blvd (O.R. Pope Elementary School)
- E Raleigh Blvd & Coleman Ave
- Raleigh Blvd & Matthews St - Eastbound
- Raleigh Blvd & Orange St - Eastbound
- E. Grand & Pennsylvania - Westbound
- Eastern & Daughtry
- Eastern Ave. & N. Fairview Rd. - Southbound
- Eastern & Holder
- Eastern & Pineview
- Edgecombe-Nash Mental Health
- Ellen Dr. & Powell Dr. - Southbound
- Ep Mart #2
- Evergreen & Burton
- Evergreen & W Raleigh Blvd.
- Falls & Franklin - Northbound
- Franklin & Hammond
- Franklin & Henry
- Franklin & Nashville
- Franklin & Paul
- Franklin & W Raleigh Blvd
- Gateway Blvd. & Residence Inn / Outback - Westbound
- Gateway & Holiday Inn - Southbound
- Gay & Bryant
- Gay & Harris
- Gay & Lee
- Gay & Taylor
- Raleigh & Sycamore
- Glendale & Rosewood
- Goldleaf & Carolina
- Grace & Hammond
- Grace & Henry
- Grace & Paul
- Hammond & Pearl - Eastbound
- Hammond & Pearl - Westbound
- Hammond & City Hall - Westbound
- Hammond & City Hall - Eastbound
- Hill & Holder - Westbound
- Hill & Oakwood
- Hill & Parker
- Holly & Coleman
- Hunter & Stokes
- Hunter & Whitehead - Westbound
- Hunter Hill Rd. & Deerchase Dr. - Northbound
- Hunter Hill R. & Devon Lane
- Jones & Gateway
- Kingston & Hannah
- Lancaster & Branch - Southbound
- Lancaster & Old Wilson
- Leggett & Carver
- Leggett & Corbett - Westbound
- Leggett & Ellison
- Leggett & Robert
- Long & Cokey
- Long & Oakwood
- Long & Planters - Eastbound
- Marlee & Glendale
- Marigold & Battle
- Mcintyre Lane - Northbound
- McIntyre Lane (McIntyre Acres) - Southbound
- N Fairfield Rd & Bedford Rd
- Grace St. & Raleigh Blvd. - Northbound
- Nash & Pearl
- Nash General Hospital
- Nash General Hospital Emergency Room
- Nash Medical Arts Mall & Watson Eye - Westbound
- Nashville & Grace
- Main St. & Taboro - Northbound
- Old Wilson & Aqua
- Old Wilson & Rex - Southbound
- Park & E. Grand
- Park & Virginia
- Planters & Holder
- Powell & Kingston
- Ravenwood Dr. & Mailboxes - Eastbound
- Rocky Mount Medical Park - Southbound
- Rolling Meadows Apts / Baber
- S. Church & Renfrow
- Shady Grove Mhp / Kingston
- Starling Way & Lark Way - Southbound
- Starling Wa & Ravenwood Dr. - Eastbound
- Sunset & Crescent - Westbound
- Sunset & Franlkin
- Sunset & Jones - Westbound
- Sunset & Lee
- Sunset & Middle
- Sunset West MHP
- Swift & Hill - Southbound
- Tarboro & Fairview - Westbound
- Tarboro St & Oakwood Shopping Center
- Thomas & Howell
- Thomas & Pine
- Tri-Country Industries - Northbound
- Virginia & Whitehead Dr. - Eastbound
- W Raleigh Blvd & Cascade Ave
- W Raleigh Blvd & Gregg Ct
- W Raleigh Blvd & Hazelwood Dr
- W Raleigh Blvd & Paul St
- W Raleigh Blvd & Peter St
- Wesleyan Blvd. & Wesleyan College - Northbound
- Westwood & Russell
- Wilkins & Curtis - Eastbound
- Windsor & Salisbury
- Wesleyan Blvd & Wesleyan College - Southbound
- Church & Hammond
- Redgate Ave. & Branch St.
- Oakwood Shopping Center
- Rosewood & Dreaver
- Courtland Ave. & Beverly Rd.
- Courtland Ave. & Bedford Rd.
- Courtland Ave. & Fletcher Dr.
- Meadowbrook Rd. & Raleigh Blvd.
- E Raleigh Blvd. & Stokes St.
- E Raleigh Blvd. & Pinehurst Dr. (Weeks Armstrong Apts)
- Raleigh Blvd. & E. Grand - Westbound
- E. Thomas St. & Lexington St.
- E. Thomas St. & N. Washington St.
- Branch St. & Daughtridge St.
- Cokey Rd. & Donovan Ct.
- Long Ave. & Nugent St.
- Hill & Arlington
- Hill St. & Discovery St.
- Franklin St. & Davenport St. - Southbound
- Church & Anderson
- Cedar St. & Franklin St.
- Raleigh & Powell
- Raleigh Blvd. & West Haven Blvd. - Southbound
- Church & Dowdy
- Church & Renfrow
- Atlantic & Rose
- Myrtle & Holly - Northbound
- Raleigh & Mercer
- Virginia (Baskerville School)
- Falls & Braswell St. - Northbound
- Falls & W Ridge St. - Northbound
- Falls & River Dr. - Northbound
- Benvenue & Fred's Food Club - Northbound
- Benvenue & Quality Inn - Northbound
- Jeffreys & Walmart - Southbound
- Jeffreys & Tj Maxx - Southbound
- Jeffreys & Country Club Rd.
- Winstead & Comprehensive Dental
- English Rd. & Boice-Willis Clinic
- Nicodemus Mile Rd. & Benvenue El. School - Southbound
- Hunter Hill & Arby's - Eastbound
- Wesleyan Blvd. & Golden Corral - Eastbound
- N. Wesleyan Blvd. & Big Lots
- Sutters Creek Blvd. & Red Lobster
- Sutters Creek Blvd. & Hobby Lobby
- Jeffreys & Zaxbys - Northbound
- Benvenue & Fred's Food Club - Southbound
- Peachtree And Elm - Southbound
- Peachtree And Spring - Southbound
- Peachtree And Ridge - Southbound
- Peachtree & Franklin - Southbound
- Franklin & Thomas 2 - Southbound
- Raleigh Blvd. & Walnut St. - Westbound
- Raleigh Blvd. & Westwood Dr. - Southbound
- Main St. & Hill St. - Northbound
- Taboro & Atlantic Ave. - Eastbound
- Atlantic & Eastern Ave. - Northbound
- Grace And Raleigh Blvd. Westbound
- Mid-Block Powell Dr. Eastbound
- Powell Dr. / Melissa Dr. Eastbound
- Kingston Ave. / Church St. Northbound
- Church St. / Burnett St. Northbound
- Church St. / Ward St. Northbound
- Grace St. At Buck Leonard Park Eastbound
- Raleigh Rd. @ Boy’S And Girl’S Club Eastbound
- Church St / Western Ave. Northbound
- Church St. & Pnc Bank - Northbound
- Thomas St. / Grace St. (Piggly Wiggly) Westbound
- Stone Rose Dr. & Funeral Home - Northbound
- Woodridge / Winstead Northbound
- Winstead Ave. / Curtis Ellis
- Winstead Avenue (Carolina Urgent Care)
- Sunset Ave. / Winstead Ave. At Hardee's
- Sunset Ave. / Forest Hill Ave. (Cvs Pharmacy) Southbound
- Sunset Ave. / Harris St. Eastbound
- Hammond St./ Tillery S. Westbound
- Bethlehem Rd. / Hycliff Rd. Eastbound
- Hammond St. /Paul St. (Edwards Middle School) Northbound
- Hospira Northbound
- Battleboro Ave. / Daniels Ave.
- Daniel St. /Gainor Ave. Westbound
- Marriott St. /Battleboro Rd. Westbound
- Hwy 48 & Shell Station (Goldrock Community) - Westbound
- Hwy 4 & Hardees - Eastbound
- Abc/4 Southbound
- Hospira Southbound
- Tci/Atlantic Ave. Southbound
- Cokey Rd./Buena Vista Ave. Southbound
- Cokey Rd. At Parrish Court Southbound
- Cokey Rd. Across From Roscoe A. Batts Apartment Southbound
- Hill St. @ Post Office - Northbound
- Sunset Ave. At Armed Forces Recruiting Offices Eastbound
- Sunset Ave. & Wesleyan Blvd. - Southbound
- Marigold & Main - Eastbound
- Main & PNC Bank - Southbound
- Main & Western Ave. - Southbound
- Church & Hill (Pnc Bank) - Northbound
- Jeffery's Rd. & Sprint - Southbound
- Jeffery's Rd. & Old Community Hospital - Westbound
- Franklin & Sunset Ave. - Southbound
- Franklin St. @ Nash Health Department
- Stone Rose Dr. & Kfc - Northbound
- Stone Rose Dr. & Bojangles - Southbound
- Sunset Ave. & Sam’S Club - Northbound
- Sunset Ave & Roses - Westbound
- Sunset Ave. / Pinewood Ave.
- Sunset Ave. / Foy Dr.Westbound
- Foy Dr. & Zebulon Rd. - Westbound
- and 48 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 2 checks — unchanged since 2026-10-06.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 85.9 | first check |
| 2026-10-07 | 85.9 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
Feed history
Every check on record for this feed, grouped by the published file, newest first. A new file means the published zip changed. Grades from earlier rubric versions are shown with their rubric and are not comparable with today’s grade or the trend above.
| Checked | Published file | Service dates through | Grade at the time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-07 (2 checks) | d5d97d16388d | 2027-02-01 | Current rubric: see the trend above |
| 2026-08-06 to 2026-09-13 (4 checks) | d5d97d16388d | 2027-02-01 | B, 85.9 under rubric 1.3, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-07-10 | d5d97d16388d | 2027-02-01 | B, 85.9 under rubric 1.1, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
| 2026-06-19 to 2026-07-09 (21 checks) | b13a03490a7d | 2026-08-01 | C, 70.5 under rubric 1.1, an earlier scoring contract; not comparable with today’s grade |
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-10-06.
Same feed file as 2026-10-06; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
7 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning298 instances
298 of 298 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning194 instances
194 of 194 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 for scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning30 instances
30 of 194 trips have no headsign, the text that tells riders where the bus is going. A trip counts when it has trip_headsign or a stop_headsign at every stop.
When a route has multiple directions or patterns, the route name alone may not tell riders which service is coming.
Fix: Add the destination, direction, or 'via' label riders actually see to trip_headsign. Do not copy the route name. If the label changes during the trip, use stop_headsign. (Usually one value per route pattern in your scheduling source.)
Finding code: scorecard_missing_headsigns · Read the fix guide for scorecard_missing_headsigns · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed offers flexible service that riders book ahead, but it has no booking_rules.txt.
Riders can see the service area but not how or when to book a trip. Without that, they can't use the service.
Fix: Add booking_rules.txt saying how far ahead and how to book (phone, app, or web). (A small file; one rule often covers the whole service.)
Finding code: scorecard_flex_no_booking_rules · Read the fix guide for scorecard_flex_no_booking_rules · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Info34 instances
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.
Fix: Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras. (A quick look at the flagged files.)
Finding code: unknown_column · Read the fix guide for unknown_column · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info8 instances
The feed includes a file that is not part of the GTFS spec.
Apps ignore files they don't know, and a stray file can hide a misspelled standard file name.
Fix: Check the flagged file name for a typo of a standard GTFS file. Remove it if it is a vendor extra. (A quick look at the flagged file.)
Finding code: unknown_file · Read the fix guide for unknown_file · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules 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 for service_window_outside_feed_period · 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.
Flex zones are published but no booking_rules.txt is present.
Consider: Add booking_rules.txt with how far ahead and how to reserve (phone, app, or web).
NTD GTFS readiness Ready
Published at a public URL, valid, current, and identified with agency_id: the four feed checks for RY2026 all hold here. Only your own D-10 and P-50 filings make 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 117 days.
- 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 194 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
One requirement remains for this feed to earn 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 117 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 117 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
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 98 / 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 100 / 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 58 / 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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