Call-prep brief · checked 2026-09-02
York Region Transit (YRT)
Grade C · 70.8 / 100
Up 15.9 points since 2026-09-01 (F to C).
For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the rider information is complete. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.
What changed since the last check
- Correctness down 16.0
- Freshness up 91.6
- Rider experience no change
No longer reported since the last check (1 finding):
- Service data runs out in 4 day(s). (scorecard_feed_expiring_soon)
This compares feed state. It does not identify who made a change or why.
Top three things to fix
Set timepoint=1 on stops that are real time checks and 0 on the rest. If every published time is a scheduled one, mark them all 1.
Some rows in stop_times.txt leave the timepoint column blank. That column says whether a time is a real checkpoint or an estimate. Blank leaves apps guessing, and they may show your estimates as promises.
Effort: Usually one export setting.
Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').
Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase. ALL-CAPS stop and headsign names are harder to read in apps and are read awkwardly by screen readers.
Effort: Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.
Check the flagged stops' shape_dist_traveled against the route shape, and re-generate it on export if they disagree.
Some stops sit far from the route line, going by the feed's own distance values. Trip planners may draw the route down the wrong streets or point riders to the wrong corner.
Effort: Usually an export-tool fix, not hand editing.
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
- Some rows in stop_times.txt leave the timepoint column blank.
- Next action
- Set timepoint=1 on stops that are real time checks and 0 on the rest. If every published time is a scheduled one, mark them all 1.
- 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
- Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
- Next action
- Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').
- 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
- Some stops sit far from the route line, going by the feed's own distance values.
- Next action
- Check the flagged stops' shape_dist_traveled against the route shape, and re-generate it on export if they disagree.
- 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
Key facts
- Feed URL
- https://www.yrt.ca/google/google_transit.zip
- Last checked
- 2026-09-02
- Service window
- 59 days of service data remain. Last service date 2026-10-31.
- Feed version
- 2026.09.06_September_20260810
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.