Feed status · checked 2026-08-23
Valley Transit (WI)
Based on the feed source on file; publisher ownership is not verified
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-08-22
Catalogued in Wisconsin.
Heads-up: Days until the service window ends dropped by 26676 between 2026-08-07 and 2026-08-22, but only 15 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 2026-08-22). This can be a brief vendor export glitch; watch the next update before acting.
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 15 hours ago; last changed 15 hours 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.
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
926 of 926 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
1106 of 1106 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
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
- 926 of 926 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
- 1106 of 1106 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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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. See this feed's finding-clearance log.
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 132 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
- 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.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 5 kinds of issue across 962 instances (0 error, 959 warning, 3 informational).
Service data covers the next 132 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
6 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (2, 31, 32, 11, 70 AM, 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.
858 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("S Madison & E Fremont", "S East & E Green Tree", "E Midway & S Vermillion", 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.
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 926 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 (yellow)
- 12 (gray)
- 15 (gray)
- 19 (black)
- 2 (brown)
- 20 (blue)
- 3 (white)
- 30 (brown)
- 31 (red)
- 32 (teal)
- 4 (teal)
- 41 (blue)
- 5 (gray)
- 6 (pink)
- 9 (green)
- 11 (orange)
- 16 (green)
- 8 (white)
- 80 (blue)
- 70 AM (gray)
- 84 AM (green)
- 70 PM (gray)
- 84 PM (green)
- 85 PM (black)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 01 - Midway | Bus | yellow |
| 12 12 - Fox Valley Tech | Bus | gray |
| 15 15 - West College | Bus | gray |
| 19 19 - Southeast | Bus | black |
| 2 02 - Prospect | Bus | brown |
| 20 20 - Heart of the Valley | Bus | blue |
| 3 03 - Mason | Bus | white |
| 30 30 - Neenah-Menasha | Bus | brown |
| 31 31 - East Neenah | Bus | red |
| 32 32 - West Neenah | Bus | teal |
| 4 04 - Richmond | Bus | teal |
| 41 41 - West Fox Valley | Bus | blue |
| 5 05 - North Oneida | Bus | gray |
| 6 06 - Meade | Bus | pink |
| 9 09 - The Link | Bus | green |
| 11 11 - East College and Tn Buchanan | Bus | orange |
| 16 16 - Northeast | Bus | green |
| 8 08 - Telulah | Bus | white |
| 80 80 - West High | Bus | blue |
| 70 AM 70 AM - North High | Bus | gray |
| 84 AM 84 AM - Madison Middle | Bus | green |
| 70 PM 70 PM - North High | Bus | gray |
| 84 PM 84 PM - Madison Middle | Bus | green |
| 85 PM 85 PM - Madison Middle | Bus | black |
List every stop
- S Madison & E Fremont
- S East & E Green Tree
- E Midway & S Vermillion
- Transit Center - Zone 1
- S Appleton & W Lawrence
- S Appleton & W Prospect
- S Oneida & S Olde Oneida
- S Oneida & E McKinley
- S Oneida & E Fremont
- S Oneida & W Seymour
- S Oneida & W Foster
- S Oneida & W Calumet
- 206 W Calumet
- 236 W Calumet
- W Calumet & Maplecrest
- Southwood & Wilson
- Southwood & Valley
- W Valley & S Heritage Woods
- Valley & Chain
- 1191 W Valley Rd.
- W Valley & S Astor
- Appleton & W Tuckaway
- Appleton & Drum Corps
- 1233 Midway @ Kwik Trip east driveway
- Midway & University
- Midway & Opportunity Way
- Midway & Stead
- Midway & Linda
- Midway & Estate
- S Oneida & E Prim Rose
- S Oneida & E Roeland
- S Oneida & E Hoover
- S Oneida & E Taft
- S Oneida & E Wilson
- S Oneida & E Murray
- S Oneida & E Calumet
- S Oneida & W Foster
- S Oneida & W Seymour
- S Oneida & E Fremont
- S Oneida & E McKinley
- S Oneida & S Olde Oneida
- S Oneida & W Prospect
- Transit Center - Zone 2
- Transit Center - Zone 12/15
- W Washington & N Division
- Division & Packard
- W Packard & N State
- W Packard & N Richmond
- W Packard & N Richmond
- W Packard & N Bennett
- W Packard & N Story
- W Packard & N Summit
- W Packard & N Mason
- 610 N Badger @ West High
- N Badger & W Winnebago
- N Badger & W Spring
- N Badger & W Summer
- 1930 W. Wisconsin
- W Wisconsin & N Perkins
- N Lynndale & N Wilharms
- N Lynndale & Applegate
- N Lynndale & W Glendale
- N Lynndale & W Pershing
- N Lynndale & W Nordale
- W First & N Lynndale
- W First & Sunnyview
- W First & N Bluemound
- FVTC @ building entrance 1 (southbound)
- FVTC @ South Campus
- N Bluemound & W Brewster
- 955 Mutual @ north Walmart entrance
- Mutual & Michaels
- W Michaels & Outer Ring
- Outer Ring & Mall Dr
- Outer Ring past Mall Dr.
- Outer Ring @ walkway by pond
- Fox River Mall @ East Entrance
- Target exit @ Outer Ring
- Outer Ring @ Bank Mutual
- Outer Ring & main exit to WI Ave
- N Bluemound & W Brewster
- Tri-Park & W Brewster
- 10 Tri-Park @ VA Clinic
- Tri-Park @ Systems
- FVTC @ building entrance 1 (northbound)
- N Bluemound & W Glenpark
- N Bluemound & W Northland
- N Lynndale & W Heather
- N Lynndale & W Pershing
- W Glendale & Pheasant Run
- W Glendale & Sherri Lin
- W Glendale & W Perkins
- N Perkins & W Wintergreen
- N Perkins & Harvest
- N Perkins & W Jonathon
- N Perkins & Russet
- W Wisconsin & N Perkins
- 1931 W. Wisconsin
- N Badger & W Summer
- N Badger & W Winnebago
- N Badger & Schneider
- 527 N Badger
- W Packard & N Badger
- W Packard & N Summit
- W Packard & N Story
- W Packard & N Bennett
- W Packard & N Richmond
- W Packard & N State
- W Packard & N Clark
- W Packard & N Appleton
- 500 W Franklin
- W College & N Locust
- W College & N Bennett
- W College & S Summit
- W College & N Mason
- W College & N Outagamie
- W College & N Douglas
- W College & N Linwood
- 2310 N College Frontage
- N Frontage & Lynndale
- Marketplace @ WG&R
- Marketplace @ Big Lots
- Marketplace @ Office Depot
- Marketplace exit & N Lilas
- N Westhill & N College Frontage
- N Westhill & Woodman
- 846 N Westhill @ Dalton Carpet
- Petsmart @ storefront
- Westhill Plaza exit & N Westhill
- Woodman's @ first door
- Woodman's Exit @ Woodman Dr
- Woodman & Bluemound
- Woodman & N Bluemound
- 300 N Bluemound
- S Bluemound & W Lawrence
- S Bluemound & W Spencer
- W Spencer & S Kools
- W Spencer & S Timmers
- W Spencer & S Westland
- W Spencer & Park
- W Spencer & S Nicolet
- S Nicolet & W Lawrence
- 120 N Mall Dr @ Kwik Trip
- Mall & Grande Market
- 410 N Mall
- Mall Dr. & Outer Ring
- Outer Ring & Mall Dr
- W Michaels & N Casaloma
- 720 N Casaloma
- 555 N Casaloma
- N Casaloma & W Packard
- N Casaloma & Grande Market
- S Casaloma & W Lawrence
- S Casaloma & W Eighth
- 4406 W Spencer
- W Spencer & S Nicolet
- W Spencer & Park
- W Spencer & S Westland
- W Spencer & S Timmers
- W Spencer & Kools
- W Lawrence & S Bluemound
- 2995 W Lawrence
- W Lawrence & S Lilas
- W Lawrence & Pleasant
- W Lawrence & S Lynndale
- 2437 S College Frontage
- S College Frontage & N Perkins
- W College & S Linwood
- W College & S Douglas
- W College & S Outagamie
- W College & S Mason
- W College & S Spruce
- W College & S Summit
- W College & N Bennett
- W College & S Locust
- W Franklin & N State
- W Franklin & N Division
- W Franklin & N Superior
- W Franklin & N Appleton
- Transit Center - Zone 8/19
- E Franklin & N Drew
- N Drew & E Washington
- 525 E College @ Seeley G. Mudd Library
- E College & S Meade
- E College & S Rankin
- E College & S Warner
- E College & S Telulah
- E College & S Weimar
- E College & S Schaefer
- E College & S Joseph
- E College & S Midpark
- E College & S Matthias
- S Kensington & E Canary
- S Kensington & E Forest
- S Kensington & E Lourdes
- S Kensington & E Rail
- S Kensington & E Guyette
- S Kensington @ Target
- S Kensington & E Heidemann
- 2001 S Kensington @ McDonald's
- 2201 S Kensington @ The Home Depot entrance
- 2411 S Kensington @ lot entrance
- 2601 S Lake Park
- S Lake Park & E Plank
- 3545 E. Plank Rd.
- East side of Walmart
- Outer parking lot
- 3845 E Calumet @ Exit
- 101 Eisenhower
- N189 Stoney Brook @ Goodwill Store
- Stoney Brook & Creekview
- Speel School & Milky Way
- Lowe's (exit door)
- Festival Foods @ west entrance
- Planet Fitness
- College Park exit & Eisenhower
- Eisenhower & Creekview
- Eisenhower & Emons
- Eisenhower & Marie Claire
- Eisenhower & Springfield
- Eisenhower @ Biolife entrance
- E Calumet & Stoneybrook
- 3300 E Calumet @ US Bank west drive
- E Calument & S Lake Park
- 2700 E Calumet @ Family Video
- E Calumet & S Schaefer
- E Calumet & S Telulah
- E Calumet & S Berry
- S Carpenter & E Coolidge
- S Carpenter & E Harding
- S Carpenter & E Taft
- E Taft & S East
- 1125 E Taft @ McKinley ES east drive
- E Taft & S Kernan
- S Kernan & E Roeland
- S Kernan & E Sylvan
- E Sylvan & S Telulah
- S Telulah & E Roeland
- S Telulah & E Taft
- S Telulah & E Harding
- E Harding & Schaefer
- Schaefer Cir & Schaefer St
- S Schaefer & E Calumet
- S Schaefer & E Bluebird
- S Schaefer & E Fremont
- E Fremont & S Weimar
- E Fremont & S Telulah
- E Fremont & S Kernan
- S Kernan & E Silver Spur
- S Kernan & E Tracy
- and 676 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — unchanged since 2026-08-22.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | 60.4 | first check |
| 2026-08-07 | 60.4 | no change |
| 2026-08-22 | 69.7 | up 9.3 |
| 2026-08-23 | 69.7 | 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 2026-08-22.
Same feed file as 2026-08-22; the published zip did not change.
What changed inside the export
- The export now has 1,106 trips, 548 more than before.
- Service now runs through 2027-01-02 (was 2099-12-31).
Read from the feed file itself, compared with the previous export. A service change is normal; this is a heads-up so nothing disappears silently.
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What changed over time
On 2026-08-06 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-08-22 the check no longer reported: feed_info.txt does not state when this feed starts and ends; some files leave out fields that GTFS asks for but does not require; feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates; service extends far in the future (flagged by the MobilityData validator). As of 2026-08-23 it holds grade D.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-08-22 Score rose 9 points, freshness rose 15 points.
Everything we checked
9 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Warning1106 instances
1106 of 1106 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)
- Warning926 instances
926 of 926 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)
- Warning757 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)
- Warning355 instances
355 of 1106 trips lack rider-facing destination or direction text.
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 · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning184 instances
On some trips the stop distances run a little past the end of the route line.
The stop and shape distance values don't quite line up, so any math that uses them can drift.
Fix: Re-generate shape_dist_traveled on export so stop and shape distances use the same units. (Usually an export-tool fix, not hand editing.)
Finding code: trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning16 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)
- Warning2 instances
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them.
Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
Fix: Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. (A review pass in your scheduling software.)
Finding code: stop_without_stop_time · Read the fix guide · 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)
- Info3 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 · 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 132 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 1106 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 132 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.
Can riders use it?
Checks beyond structural validation: places where the feed is valid but a rider still could not travel.
- 2 of 926 boardable stops are never served by any trip. Riders see these stops in apps and on the map but can never catch anything there, which erodes trust in the data. Remove stops no route serves, or add the trips that should call at them.
These do not change the grade. They catch trips with no rideable leg and stops no trip serves, the kind of gap a trip planner trips over.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 132 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 74 / 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 40 / 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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