Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Valley Metro (VM)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Tram + Bus
down 0.1 since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Arizona.
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 66 minutes ago; last fetch returned HTTP 403.
Measured 4 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: high.
- All four score categories were measured this run.
- Realtime was sampled in one bounded window of 9 snapshots.
- 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
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
8027 of 8027 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 +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
18157 of 18157 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the transit vehicle itself can take them.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
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 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
- 8027 of 8027 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
- 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
- 18157 of 18157 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
- The feed contains no fare information.
- Next action
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 85 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
- No fare information is published in the feed.
- Realtime information
- Live-arrival data covered 95.7% of scheduled trips in the sampled window.
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.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 7 kinds of issue across 116 instances (0 error, 51 warning, 65 informational).
Service data covers the next 85 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 not published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
2 accessibility depth signals
7901 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Bell Rd & 44th St", "Alice Av & 66th Dr", "Atlanta Av & 11th Av", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt and levels.txt.
Consider: Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and elevators, and levels.txt for each floor, so the step-free route is described.
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.
Sampled 9 times: 3 of 3 configured feeds healthy; 95.7% of scheduled trips had live predictions; 91.4% of vehicles on their route; predictions ran a median of 114s behind schedule.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
This feed has 8027 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.
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- 68CM (purple)
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- A (teal)
- ALEX (purple)
- B (brown)
- DASH (purple)
- DBUZ (purple)
- EART (purple)
- FBUZ (purple)
- FLSH (purple)
- GAL (purple)
- GUS1 (purple)
- GUS2 (purple)
- GUS3 (purple)
- I10E (purple)
- I10W (purple)
- I17 (purple)
- JUPI (purple)
- MARS (purple)
- MARY (purple)
- MARz (purple)
- MERC (purple)
- MLHD (purple)
- MSTG (purple)
- S (brown)
- SKYT (gray)
- SME (purple)
- SMRT (purple)
- SMW (purple)
- SR51 (purple)
- STRN (purple)
- VENU (purple)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 0 Central Ave | Bus | purple |
| 1 Washington St | Bus | purple |
| 10 Roosevelt St | Bus | purple |
| 104 Alma School Rd | Bus | purple |
| 106 Peoria Ave | Bus | purple |
| 108 Elliot Rd/48th St | Bus | purple |
| 112 Country Club Dr/Arizona Ave | Bus | purple |
| 12 12th St | Bus | purple |
| 120 Mesa Dr | Bus | purple |
| 122 Cactus Rd | Bus | purple |
| 128 Stapley Dr | Bus | purple |
| 13 Buckeye Rd | Bus | purple |
| 136 Gilbert Rd | Bus | purple |
| 138 Thunderbird Rd | Bus | purple |
| 140 Ray Rd | Bus | purple |
| 15 15th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 154 Greenway Rd | Bus | purple |
| 156 Chandler Blvd | Bus | purple |
| 16 16th St | Bus | purple |
| 16s 16th St | Bus | purple |
| 17 McDowell Rd | Bus | purple |
| 170 Bell Rd | Bus | purple |
| 17s McDowell Rd | Bus | purple |
| 184 Power Rd | Bus | purple |
| 186 Union Hills Dr/Mayo Blvd | Bus | purple |
| 19 19th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 27 27th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 28 Lower Buckeye Rd | Bus | purple |
| 29 Thomas Rd | Bus | purple |
| 3 Van Buren St | Bus | purple |
| 30 University Dr | Bus | purple |
| 32 32nd St/40th St | Bus | purple |
| 32s 32nd St/40th St | Bus | purple |
| 35 35th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 39 North 40th St | Bus | purple |
| 40 Main St | Bus | purple |
| 41 Indian School Rd | Bus | purple |
| 43 43rd Ave | Bus | purple |
| 44 44th St/Tatum Blvd | Bus | purple |
| 45 Broadway Rd | Bus | purple |
| 48 48th St | Bus | purple |
| 50 Camelback Rd | Bus | purple |
| 51 51st Ave | Bus | purple |
| 514 Scottsdale Express | Bus | purple |
| 52 Roeser Rd | Bus | purple |
| 521 Central Tempe Express | Bus | purple |
| 522 South Tempe Express | Bus | purple |
| 52s Roeser Rd | Bus | purple |
| 531 Mesa/Gilbert Express | Bus | purple |
| 533 Mesa Express | Bus | purple |
| 535 Northeast Mesa Express | Bus | purple |
| 542 Chandler Express | Bus | purple |
| 56 Priest Dr | Bus | purple |
| 562 Goodyear Express | Bus | purple |
| 563 Avondale/Buckeye Express | Bus | purple |
| 571 Surprise Express | Bus | purple |
| 573 West Glendale Express | Bus | purple |
| 575 North Glendale Express | Bus | purple |
| 59 59th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 59s 59th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 60 Bethany Home Rd | Bus | purple |
| 61 Southern Ave | Bus | purple |
| 61s Southern Ave | Bus | purple |
| 62 Hardy Dr | Bus | purple |
| 62s Hardy Dr | Bus | purple |
| 66 Mill Ave/Kyrene Rd | Bus | purple |
| 67 67th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 685 Ajo/Gila Bend | Bus | purple |
| 68CM 68th St/Camelback Rd | Bus | purple |
| 7 7th St | Bus | purple |
| 70 24th St/Glendale Ave | Bus | purple |
| 72 Scottsdale Rd/Rural Rd | Bus | purple |
| 75 75th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 77 Baseline Rd | Bus | purple |
| 7s 7th St | Bus | purple |
| 8 7th Ave | Bus | purple |
| 80 Northern Ave/Shea Blvd | Bus | purple |
| 81 Hayden Rd/McClintock Dr | Bus | purple |
| 81s Hayden Rd/McClintock Dr | Bus | purple |
| 83 83rd Ave | Bus | purple |
| 90 Dunlap Ave/Cave Creek Rd | Bus | purple |
| 96 Dobson Rd | Bus | purple |
| A Valley Metro Rail A Line | Tram / light rail | teal |
| ALEX ALEX Circulator | Bus | purple |
| B Valley Metro Rail B Line | Tram / light rail | brown |
| DASH Downtown DASH | Bus | purple |
| DBUZ Downtown BUZZ | Bus | purple |
| EART Orbit Earth | Bus | purple |
| FBUZ Fiesta BUZZ | Bus | purple |
| FLSH FLASH | Bus | purple |
| GAL Grand Ave Limited | Bus | purple |
| GUS1 GUS 1 | Bus | purple |
| GUS2 GUS 2 | Bus | purple |
| GUS3 GUS 3 | Bus | purple |
| I10E I-10 East RAPID | Bus | purple |
| I10W I-10 West RAPID | Bus | purple |
| I17 I-17 RAPID | Bus | purple |
| JUPI Orbit Jupiter | Bus | purple |
| MARS Orbit Mars | Bus | purple |
| MARY MARY Circulator | Bus | purple |
| MARz Orbit Mars | Bus | purple |
| MERC Orbit Mercury | Bus | purple |
| MLHD Miller Rd/Hayden Rd | Bus | purple |
| MSTG Mustang | Bus | purple |
| S Valley Metro Streetcar | Tram / light rail | brown |
| SKYT PHX Sky Train | Tram / light rail | gray |
| SME South Mountain East RAPID | Bus | purple |
| SMRT SMART Circulator | Bus | purple |
| SMW South Mountain West RAPID | Bus | purple |
| SR51 SR 51 RAPID | Bus | purple |
| STRN Orbit Saturn | Bus | purple |
| VENU Orbit Venus | Bus | purple |
List every stop
- Bell Rd & 44th St
- Alice Av & 66th Dr
- Atlanta Av & 11th Av
- Baseline Rd & 19th Av
- Baseline Rd & 35th Av
- Baseline Rd & 7th Av
- Baseline Rd & Terry Ln
- Baseline Rd & 15th Av
- Baseline Rd & 27th Av PNR
- Bell Rd & 4612 East
- Baseline Rd & 29th Av
- Baseline Rd & 4th Av
- Baseline Rd & 48th St
- Baseline Rd & Beck Av
- Chandler PNR
- Manistee Manor
- Baseline Rd & Dobson Rd
- Sunnyslope TC
- 7th St & Union Hills Dr
- Baseline Rd & Kyrene Rd
- Baseline Rd & Longmore
- Baseline Rd & Pennington
- 7th St & Westcott Dr
- Bell Rd & 52nd St
- Baseline Rd & Priest Dr
- Baseline Rd & Rogers
- 7th St & Utopia Dr
- 7th St & Behrend Dr
- Bell Rd & 41st Av
- Bell Rd & 11th Av
- Bell Rd & 15th Av
- Bell Rd & 17th Av
- Sunnyslope TC
- Bell Rd & 19th Av
- Bell Rd & 21st Av
- Bell Rd & 54th St
- Bell Rd & 23rd Av
- Bell Rd & 29th Av
- Bell Rd & 31st Av
- Bell Rd & 33rd Dr
- Bell Rd & 35th Av
- Bell Rd & 37th Av
- Bell Rd & 39th Av
- Bell Rd & 3rd Av
- Bell Rd & 43rd Av
- Bell Rd & 47th Av
- Bell Rd & 56th St
- Bell Rd & 49th Av
- Bell Rd & 51st Av
- Bell Rd & 53rd Av
- Bell Rd & 57th Av
- Bell Rd & 59th Av
- Bell Rd & 61st Av
- Bell Rd & 63rd Av
- Bell Rd & 67th Av
- Bell Rd & 69th Av
- Bell Rd & 73rd Av
- Bell Rd & 58th St
- Bell Rd & 75th Av
- Bell Rd & 7th Av
- Bell Rd & Park Pl
- Bell Rd & Talavi Bl
- Bell Rd & 6451 West
- Bethany Home Rd & 17th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 11th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 16th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 19th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 21st Av
- Bell Rd & 60th St
- Bethany Home Rd & 23rd Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 27th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 29th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 31st Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 33rd Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 35th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 37th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 39th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 3rd Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 43rd Av
- Bell Rd & 61st Pl
- Bethany Home Rd & 45th Dr
- Bethany Home Rd & 47th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 49th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 51st Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 55th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 57th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 59th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 61st Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 63rd Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 67th Av
- Bell Rd & 64th St
- Bethany Home Rd & 7th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 5200 West
- Bethany Home Rd & 41st Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 65th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 24th Av
- Broadway Rd & Farmer Av
- Broadway Rd & 15th Av
- Broadway Rd & 48th St
- Broadway Rd & 7th Av
- Bell Rd & 66th St
- Broadway Rd & Alma School Rd
- Broadway Rd & 55th St
- Broadway Rd & Country Club Dr
- Broadway Rd & Cutler Dr
- Broadway Rd & Date
- Broadway Rd & Dobson Rd
- Broadway Rd & El Dorado
- Broadway Rd & Extension Rd
- Broadway Rd & Hardy Dr
- Broadway Rd & Industrial Park Av
- 5th St & Myrtle Av
- Bell Rd & 68th St
- Broadway Rd & Longmore
- Broadway Rd & MacDonald
- 7th St & Beardsley Rd
- Broadway Rd & Priest Dr
- Broadway Rd & Robson
- Broadway Rd & Roosevelt St
- Broadway Rd & Roosevelt Rd
- Broadway Rd & Saguaro
- Broadway Rd & Standage
- 7th St & Irma Ln
- Bell Rd & 7th St
- 7th St & Rose Garden Ln
- Broadway Rd & 2145 West
- Broadway Rd & 9th Av
- Broadway Rd & Westwood
- Buckeye Rd & 31st Av
- Buckeye Rd & 65th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 15th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 17th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 19th Av
- Bell Rd & 9th St
- Buckeye Rd & 25th Av
- 7th St & Lone Cactus Dr
- Buckeye Rd & 27th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 29th Av
- Deer Valley Rd & 7th St
- Deer Valley Rd & Central Av
- Buckeye Rd & 33rd Av
- Buckeye Rd & 35th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 37th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 39th Av
- Bell Rd & Cave Creek Rd
- Buckeye Rd & 41st Av
- Buckeye Rd & 43rd Av
- Buckeye Rd & 47th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 4th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 51st Av
- Buckeye Rd & 54th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 56th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 59th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 63rd Av
- Buckeye Rd & 67th Av
- Bell Rd & Central Av
- Buckeye Rd & 7th Av
- Buckeye Rd & 22nd Av
- Buckeye Rd & Central Av
- Buckeye Rd & 21st Av
- Buckeye Rd & 10th Av
- Cactus Rd & 37th Av
- Cactus Rd & 44th Dr
- Cactus Rd & 21st Av
- Cactus Rd & 23rd Av
- Cactus Rd & 28th Dr
- Bell Rd & Tatum Bl
- Cactus Rd & 31st Av
- Cactus Rd & 33rd Av
- Cactus Rd & 35th Av
- Cactus Rd & 39th Av
- Cactus Rd & 41st Av
- Deer Valley Rd & 3rd Av
- Cactus Rd & 43rd Av
- Cactus Rd & 45th Ln
- Cactus Rd & 47th Av
- Cactus Rd & 49th Av
- Bell Rd & 7077 East
- Cactus Rd & 51st Av
- Cactus Rd & Sand Lily
- Camelback Rd & 47th Av
- Camelback Rd & 11th Av
- Camelback Rd & 15th Av
- Camelback Rd & 17th Av
- Camelback Rd & 19th Av
- Camelback Rd & 21st Av
- Camelback Rd & 23rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 27th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 10th St
- Camelback Rd & 31st Av
- Camelback Rd & 33rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 35th Av
- Camelback Rd & 37th Av
- Camelback Rd & 39th Av
- Camelback Rd & 3rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 45th Av
- Camelback Rd & 51st Av
- Camelback Rd & 53rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 55th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 12th St
- Camelback Rd & 57th Av
- Camelback Rd & 59th Av
- Camelback Rd & 61st Av
- Camelback Rd & 63rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 7th Av
- Camelback Rd & I-17 Fwy
- Camelback Rd & 43rd Av
- Camelback Rd & 40th Av
- Camelback Rd & 29th Av
- Bethany Home Rd & 13th Pl
- Chandler Bl & Evergreen St
- Deer Valley Rd & 3rd Av
- Chandler Bl & 56th St
- Bethany Home Rd & 3rd St
- Chandler Bl & Alma School Rd
- Chandler Bl & Beck Av
- Chandler Bl & Chandler Village Dr
- Deer Valley Rd & Central Av
- Chandler Bl & Dobson Rd
- Chandler Bl & Driftwood Av
- Chandler Bl & Galaxy Dr
- Chandler Bl & Gila Springs Bl
- Chandler Bl & McClintock Dr
- Bethany Home Rd & 7th St
- Chandler Bl & Metro Bl
- Chandler Bl & Pennington Dr
- Chandler Bl & Price Rd
- Chandler Bl & Roosevelt Av
- Chandler Bl & Rural Rd
- Chandler Bl & Terrace Rd
- Chandler Bl & Parklane Bl
- Chandler Bl & Carriage Ln
- Bethany Home Rd & Central Av
- Chandler Bl & Arrowhead Dr
- Cheryl Dr & 33rd Av
- Cheryl Dr & 3161 West
- Country Gables Dr & 31st Av
- 7th St & Deer Valley Rd
- 7th St & Lone Cactus Dr
- Dobbins Rd & 10th Av
- Broadway Rd & 41st St
- Dobbins Rd & 15th Av
- Dobbins Rd & Montezuma St
- Dunlap Av & 2nd Dr
- 7th St & Rose Garden Ln
- Dunlap Av & 11th Av
- Dunlap Av & 15th Av
- Dunlap Av & 17th Av
- Dunlap Av & 19th Av
- Dunlap Av & 23rd Av
- and 7777 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — down 0.1 since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 80.1 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 79.9 | down 0.2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 79.9 | no change |
| 2026-08-01 | 79.8 | down 0.1 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
- Realtime quality down 0.4
What changed in this feed
Overall score fell 0.1 points since 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
Changed counts
- down 11 of 253 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions. (20 → 11) (scorecard_rt_trip_coverage)
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What changed over time
On 2026-07-25 this feed started at grade B. On 2026-07-30 the grade moved from B to C. As of 2026-08-01 it holds grade C.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-30 Grade went B to C.
Everything we checked
12 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning18157 instances
18157 of 18157 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the transit vehicle 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)
- Warning8027 instances
8027 of 8027 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)
- Warning47 instances
Same name and description for stop (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'same_name_and_description_for_stop' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: same_name_and_description_for_stop · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning11 instances
11 of 253 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions.
Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.
Fix: Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs. (A vendor data-mapping question.)
Finding code: scorecard_rt_trip_coverage · Read the fix guide · See GTFS-Realtime reference (opens the GTFS-Realtime reference on an external site)
- Warning2 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 route long names repeat the route's short name inside them.
Apps show both names together, so riders see the number twice, like '5 5 Downtown'.
Fix: Drop the short name from route_long_name and keep the long name descriptive, like 'Downtown via 5th Ave'. (One field per flagged route.)
Finding code: route_long_name_contains_short_name · 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt.
Trip planners can't guide riders through the station, and there is no step-free route information for wheelchair users.
Fix: Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and any elevators, with a level for each. (Worth it for multi-level or large stations; flat stops don't need it.)
Finding code: scorecard_station_no_pathways · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Info56 instances
Some trip headsigns name a stop along the way, not the final destination.
The sign should tell riders where the transit vehicle ends up, so a midpoint name can send them the wrong way.
Fix: Set trip_headsign to the trip's last stop or its overall destination. (Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info6 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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info2 instances
Platform without parent station (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'platform_without_parent_station' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Finding code: platform_without_parent_station · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info1 instance
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 · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
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 85 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 18157 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. 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 85 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.
Realtime reliability
The realtime feed responded on 100.0% of 200 checks over the last 34 days, with 15s median lag.
Sampled on a schedule between full scores, so this tracks uptime and freshness over time rather than at a single moment.
Live predictions vs schedule
Arrival predictions ran a median 114s late versus the schedule, and stayed within 379s nine times in ten. They were on time (about a minute early to five late) 79.2% of the time. 91.4% of reported vehicle positions sat on or near the published route shape.
From the last full realtime sample: how far live arrival predictions sat from the schedule, and whether vehicle positions fell on the route. These feed the realtime score; they change no other category.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 85 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 83 / 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 45 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality 97 / 100
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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