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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
The Jule
Based on the feed this agency publishes
unchanged since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 72% of all tracked agencies and 70% of mid-size agencies. Operates in Iowa.
Heads-up: Days until the service window ends dropped by 31 between 2026-06-30 and 2026-07-01, but only 1 day(s) passed. The feed's calendar appears to have moved backward, which can happen when an older export is republished. Worth confirming the latest export is the one being served. (checked 2026-07-01). This can be a brief vendor export glitch; watch the next update before acting.
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Checked for changes 19 hours ago; last changed 7 days ago.
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
263 of 269 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 +24 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
324 of 324 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 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.
The feed contains no fare information. Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
⏱ A small file for most flat-fare systems.worth about +15 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_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 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. · 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 3 kinds of issue across 35 instances (0 error, 35 warning, 0 informational).
Service data covers the next 448 days.
2% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (2% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is not published.
2% of stops state accessibility (2% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, 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.
- AME (pink)
- AMW (yellow)
- BLE (blue)
- BRN (gray)
- BRN.L (brown)
- GRN (yellow)
- GRY (green)
- ORG (yellow)
- PMC (purple)
- PNK (white)
- PPL (purple)
- PPL.L (pink)
- S.BRN (gray)
- S.GRN (yellow)
- S.O-G (gray)
- S.P-B (pink)
- S.PPL (purple)
- X (black)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| AME AM Commuter E Weekday | Bus | pink |
| AMW AM Commuter W Weekday | Bus | yellow |
| BLE Blue Weekday | Bus | blue |
| BRN Brown Weekday | Bus | gray |
| BRN.L Brown Last Run Mon-Sat | Bus | brown |
| GRN Green Weekday | Bus | yellow |
| GRY Grey Weekday | Bus | green |
| ORG Orange Weekday | Bus | yellow |
| PMC PM Commuter Weekday | Bus | purple |
| PNK Pink Weekday | Bus | white |
| PPL Purple Weekday | Bus | purple |
| PPL.L Purple Last Run Mon-Sat | Bus | pink |
| S.BRN Brown Saturday | Bus | gray |
| S.GRN Green Saturday | Bus | yellow |
| S.O-G Orange-Grey Saturday | Bus | gray |
| S.P-B Pink-Blue Saturday | Bus | pink |
| S.PPL Purple Saturday | Bus | purple |
| X Express Mon-Sat | Bus | black |
This feed has 269 stops.
List every stop
- Central Ave and 15th St
- Iowa St and 6th St
- Iowa St and 12th St
- Kilgore St (ACC)
- Locust St and 11th St
- JFK Rd at McDonalds
- Medical Associates East
- Locust St and 6th St
- 9th St and Locust St
- Loras Blvd and Locust St
- Loras Blvd and Bluff St
- Main St and 12th St
- 9th St and Main St
- Main St and 15th St SB
- Main St and 17th St
- Main St and 15th St NB
- Iowa St and Loras Blvd
- 9th St and Iowa St
- University Ave and Van Buren St
- Putnam St and Broadway St
- North Grandview Ave and West 3rd St
- Blain's Farm and Fleet
- Central Ave and 19th St
- Central Ave and 17th St
- North Grandview Ave and HWY 20
- White St and 22nd St
- Kohl's
- White St and 12th St
- White St and 15th St
- White St and 17th St
- Jackson St and 12th St
- Jackson St and 17th St
- Jackson St and 16th St
- Jackson St and 15th St
- South Grandview Ave and Southern Ave
- Jackson St and 13th St
- Central Ave and 27th St
- Elm St and 14th St
- Elm St and 17th St
- Elm St at Eagles
- Lake Ridge Dr at The Rose
- Hobby Lobby
- Petco
- Chavenelle Rd at Humane Society
- Central Ave and 13th St
- Radford Ct (Roosevelt)
- Asbury Rd and Southway St
- West Locust St and Clarke University Trail
- Rhomberg Ave and Kniest St
- Rhomberg Ave and Windsor Ave
- JFK Rd and Marywood Dr
- Rhomberg Ave and Schiller St
- Rhomberg Ave and Fengler St
- 22nd St and Windsor Ave NB
- Rhomberg Ave and Marshall St
- Loras Blvd and Atlantic St
- Rhomberg Ave and Whittier St
- South Grandview Ave and Plymouth Ct
- Rhomberg Ave and Shiras St
- Rhomberg Ave and Hawthorne St
- Mount Pleasant St and Loras Blvd
- Loras Blvd and Mount Pleasant St
- Harbor Freight
- 11th St and Iowa St
- Rhomberg Ave and Dock St
- South Grandview Ave and Bryant St
- Mount Saint Francis
- Rhomberg Ave and Stafford St
- 16th St and Kerper Blvd
- Jackson St and 19th St NB
- Wingate Dr at Diamond Apartments
- Jackson St and 22nd St
- 22nd St and Elm St
- White St and 5th St
- Roosevelt Extension and Kerper Blvd
- 4th St and Central Ave
- Windsor Ave and Hennepin St
- Windsor Ave at Linwood Cemetery
- Windsor Ave and Goethe St
- Windsor Ave and Euclid St
- Pennsylvania Ave and Richie Dr
- Windsor Ave at Alverno Apartments
- Windsor Ave and Padre Pio Dr
- Davis St and Windsor Ave
- Wacker Dr and Center Grove Dr
- Burden St and Groveland Pl
- Burden St and Strauss St
- Windsor Ave and Clinton St
- Windsor Ave and 24th St
- 22nd St and Windsor Ave SB
- 22nd St and Prince St
- Jackson St and 21st St
- Jackson St and 19th St SB
- Jackson St and 24th St
- Jackson St and 26th St
- Jackson St and 28th St
- Jackson St and 30th St
- 32nd St and Central Ave
- 32nd St and Saunders St
- Saunders St and Oak Crest Dr
- Berkley Pl and Primrose St
- Oak Crest Dr and Berkley Pl
- Pennsylvania Ave and Butterfield Rd
- Olive Garden
- Broadway St
- Diagonal St and Central Ave
- Central Ave and Diagonal St
- Central Ave and 24th St
- Cardinal Dr and Oriole Dr
- Central Ave and Kaufmann Ave
- Chavenelle Rd at AY McDonald
- Central Ave and 30th St
- Dubuque Ice Arena
- Q Casino
- Cardinal Dr and Flamingo Dr
- Flamingo Dr and Peru Rd
- Mount Pleasant St and University Ave
- White St and 19th St
- Associates Dr and Chavenelle Rd
- North Grandview Ave and Delaware St
- North Grandview Ave and Algona St
- Hill St and 8th St
- West Locust St and Rosedale Ave
- Pennsylvania Ave and Lenox St EB
- West Locust St and Kirkwood St
- West 3rd St and Alpine St
- West Locust St and Angella St
- Clarke Dr and Madison St
- Clarke Dr and Foye St
- Clarke Dr and Harold St
- Clarke Dr and Woodworth St
- Clarke Dr and Clarke Crest Dr
- Clarke University
- Clarke University South Parking Lot
- Senior High School WB
- Grandview Ave and Algona St
- Wacker Dr at Wendy's
- Grandview Ave and Delaware St
- Delhi St and 5th St
- Senior High School EB
- Century Dr at Happy Joe's
- South Grandview Ave and Dodge St
- Loras Blvd and Alta Vista St
- Mount Carmel Bluffs
- Loras Blvd and Prairie St
- Loras Blvd and Dell St
- Loras Blvd and Cornell St
- Loras Blvd at Loras College
- South Grandview Ave and Rockdale Rd
- Wingate Dr and Pennsylvania Ave
- South Grandview Ave at Murphy Park
- Kerper Blvd at Andersen Windows
- Loras Blvd and Glen Oak St
- South Grandview Ave and Southern Ave
- West 3rd St and North Booth St
- West 3rd St and College St
- Hill St and 3rd St
- Mercy Hospital
- Pennsylvania Ave and Donovan Dr
- Hamilton St
- Hill St and 5th St
- Kaufmann Ave and Chaney Rd WB
- South Grandview Ave and State St
- Phoenix Theatres
- Midtown Transfer
- North Grandview Ave and West 3rd St
- Washington Middle School
- Plaza 20
- VA Clinic
- University Ave and North Algona St
- University Ave and O'Hagen St WB
- University Ave and Finley St WB
- Pennsylvania Ave at Flora Park
- Pennsylvania Ave and Chaney Rd WB
- Pennsylvania Ave and Lenox St WB
- Pennsylvania Ave and Ruann Dr
- Pennsylvania Ave and Butterfield Rd
- JFK Rd at Arby's
- Bluff St and 11th St
- Pennsylvania Ave and Chaney Rd EB
- Pennsylvania Ave at Irving School
- Pennsylvania Ave and University Ave
- University Ave and Finley St EB
- University Ave and O'Hagen St EB
- University Ave at University of Dubuque
- Asbury Rd and Cherry St
- Asbury Rd and Green St WB
- Asbury Rd and Bunker Hill Rd
- Asbury Rd and Hillcrest Rd
- Asbury Rd and Mullin Rd WB
- Asbury Rd and Chaney Rd
- Pennsylvania Ave and Ruann Dr
- Kaufmann Ave at Saint Mary's Apartments
- Kaufmann Ave at Sisters of the Presentation
- Kaufmann Ave near Evergreen Dr WB
- Kaufmann Ave and Crissy Dr WB
- Kaufmann Ave and Crissy Dr EB
- Kaufmann Ave near Evergreen Dr EB
- Asbury Rd and Mullin Rd EB
- Asbury Rd and Hillcrest Rd
- Asbury Rd and Wilbricht Ln
- Asbury Rd and Poplar St
- Asbury Rd and Green St EB
- Chaney Rd and Conventry Park Circle
- JFK Circle Transfer
- Harrison St at Burger King
- JFK Rd and Foothill Dr
- JFK Rd and Key Way Dr
- Asbury Rd and Bonson Rd
- Asbury Rd and Matthew John Dr
- Plaza Dr at Ashley Furniture
- Asbury Rd at Hy-Vee
- Holliday Dr at Goodwill
- Holliday Dr near DuTrac
- Pennsylvania Ave at Penn Place Apartments
- Pennsylvania Ave and Sylvan Dr
- JFK Rd and Carter Rd
- JFK Rd at Resources Unite
- South Main St at Arby's
- Pennsylvania Ave and Hamblin Ct
- Pennsylvania Ave and Vizaleea Dr
- Pennsylvania Ave at Hempstead High School
- Pennsylvania Ave and Donovan Dr
- Walmart
- Lowe's
- Dodge St at Hy-Vee
- Hogrefe Ave and Getty Terrace
- Kennedy Mall at West Entrance
- JFK Rd at Jimmy Johns
- JFK Rd and Raven Oaks Dr
- Sunset Park Circle and JFK Rd
- JFK Rd and Asbury Rd
- JFK Rd and Rosewood Dr
- Pennsylvania Ave and Embassy West Dr
- Pennsylvania Ave and Mission School Dr
- Radford Rd and Chavenelle Rd
- Medical Associates West Campus
- Associates Dr near BioLife
- Chavenelle Rd and Radford Rd
- Lake Ridge Dr and Starlite Dr
- Bluff St and 5th St
- Target
- Chaney Rd at The Forum
- South Locust St at Hy-Vee
- University Ave near Ethel Ave
- Garfield Ave and Emerson St
- Garfield Ave and Humboldt St
- Hempstead St and Kaufmann Ave
- Kane St and Primrose St
- Kane St and Ken Ct
- and 19 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 | 76.0 | first check |
| 2026-06-20 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-21 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-22 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-23 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-24 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-25 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-26 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-27 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-28 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-29 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-06-30 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-01 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-02 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-03 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-04 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-05 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-06 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-07 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-08 | 76.0 | no change |
| 2026-07-09 | 76.0 | 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.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
- Warning324 instances
324 of 324 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)
- Warning263 instances
263 of 269 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)
- Warning18 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)
- Warning16 instances
Same name and description for route (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'same_name_and_description_for_route' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: same_name_and_description_for_route · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Equal shape distance diff coordinates distance below threshold (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates_distance_below_threshold' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates_distance_below_threshold · 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)
Beyond the grade
Opportunities that do not change your grade today: fare detail, on-demand service, and deeper accessibility data.
5 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (BLE, S.PPL, BRN.L, GRY, PPL).
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.
236 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Loras Blvd and Mount Pleasant St", "Loras Blvd and Alta Vista St", "Loras Blvd and Prairie St", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
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 448 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 2% 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 448 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 2% 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 448 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 84 / 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 100 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 46 / 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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