{ "agency": { "id": "access-allegany", "name": "Access Allegany", "subdivision_code": "US-NY", "subdivision_name": "New York" }, "categories": { "completeness": { "details": { "accessibility": { "measures": "presence_not_usability", "score": 35.3, "stops_marked_accessible_pct": 0.0, "stops_marked_not_accessible_pct": 0.0, "stops_stated_pct": 0.0, "trips_stated_pct": 94.0 }, "accessibility_measures": "presence_not_usability", "cemv": { "declared": false, "supported": false }, "components": { "contact": 7.5, "fares": 0.0, "headsigns": 14.6, "stop_names": 14.8, "wheelchair_stops": 0.0, "wheelchair_trips": 14.1 }, "fare_free": false, "fares": { "applied": false, "has_leg_rules": false, "has_products": false, "has_transfer_rules": false, "model": "none", "product_count": 0 }, "flex": { "booking_reachable": false, "booking_rule_count": 0, "has_booking_rules": false, "has_flex": false }, "has_fares": false, "headsign_applicable_trips": 84, "headsign_loop_exempt_trips": 0, "headsign_pct": 97.6, "headsign_scored_pct": 97.6, "mixed_case_stop_name_pct": 98.9, "pathways": { "has_entrances": false, "has_levels": false, "has_pathways": false, "has_stations": false, "has_step_free": false, "pathway_count": 0 }, "stops": 91, "translations": { "feed_lang": "en", "has_translations": false, "languages": [], "translated_tables": [], "translation_count": 0 }, "trips": 84, "wheelchair_accessible_pct": 94.0, "wheelchair_boarding_pct": 0.0, "wheelchair_marked_accessible_pct": 0.0, "wheelchair_marked_not_accessible_pct": 0.0 }, "findings": [ { "code": "scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown", "count": 91, "effort": "A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.", "fix": "Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.", "owner": "Likely your team", "points": 25.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "91 of 91 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.", "why": "Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all." }, { "code": "scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown", "count": 5, "effort": "A default or per-trip field in your export.", "fix": "Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 0.9, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "5 of 84 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.", "why": "Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them." }, { "code": "scorecard_no_fare_data", "count": 1, "effort": "A small file for most flat-fare systems.", "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.", "owner": "", "points": 15.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "The feed contains no fare information.", "why": "Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected." }, { "code": "scorecard_missing_headsigns", "count": 2, "effort": "Usually one value per route pattern in your scheduling source.", "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.", "owner": "", "points": 0.4, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "2 of 84 trips lack rider-facing destination or direction text.", "why": "When a route has multiple directions or patterns, the route name alone may not tell riders which service is coming." }, { "code": "scorecard_no_feed_contact", "count": 1, "effort": "One field.", "fix": "Add feed_contact_email to feed_info.txt.", "owner": "", "points": 7.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "feed_info.txt has no technical contact (feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url).", "why": "Trip-planning apps and regional data coordinators have nobody to email when they spot a problem with your feed, so problems linger." } ], "name": "completeness", "score": 51.1, "status": "measured", "summary": "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.", "weight": 0.25 }, "correctness": { "details": { "distinct_codes": 11, "instances_by_severity": { "ERROR": 5, "INFO": 8, "WARNING": 750 }, "validator_version": "8.0.1" }, "findings": [ { "code": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance", "count": 5, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 12.0, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Trip distance exceeds shape distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "missing_timepoint_value", "count": 735, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'missing_timepoint_value' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Missing timepoint value (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold", "count": 12, "effort": "Usually an export-tool fix, not hand editing.", "fix": "Re-generate shape_dist_traveled on export so stop and shape distances use the same units.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 6.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "On some trips the stop distances run a little past the end of the route line.", "why": "The stop and shape distance values don't quite line up, so any math that uses them can drift." }, { "code": "feed_expiration_date7_days", "count": 1, "effort": "Usually a re-export from your scheduling software.", "fix": "Export and publish an updated GTFS feed that covers at least the next 30 days of service.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "This feed's service calendar runs out within the next 7 days.", "why": "When the calendar ends, Google Maps and other trip planners drop your agency entirely. Riders see no service at all." }, { "code": "missing_feed_contact_email_and_url", "count": 1, "effort": "One field, set once in export settings.", "fix": "Add feed_contact_email or feed_contact_url to feed_info.txt.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "feed_info.txt lists no contact email and no contact URL.", "why": "Without a contact, apps like Google Maps can't reach you when they find a problem in the feed." }, { "code": "missing_recommended_field", "count": 1, "effort": "A field at a time; not urgent.", "fix": "Review the flagged fields and fill in the ones your riders would use.", "owner": "", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some files leave out fields that GTFS asks for but does not require.", "why": "Recommended fields like agency_phone or stop descriptions make the feed more useful to riders and trip planners." }, { "code": "unknown_column", "count": 3, "effort": "A quick look at the flagged files.", "fix": "Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras.", "owner": "", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "Some files contain columns that are not part of the GTFS spec.", "why": "Harmless to riders, but apps ignore these columns and they can hide typos in real column names." }, { "code": "trip_with_shape_dist_traveled_but_no_shape_distances", "count": 2, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'trip_with_shape_dist_traveled_but_no_shape_distances' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "Trip with shape dist traveled but no shape distances (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "feed_valid_beyond_total_service_window", "count": 1, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'feed_valid_beyond_total_service_window' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "Feed valid beyond total service window (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "service_window_outside_feed_period", "count": 1, "effort": "Two fields in feed_info.txt, or one export setting.", "fix": "Widen feed_start_date and feed_end_date to cover all service dates, or fix the dates that fall outside.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "Some service dates fall outside the date window set in feed_info.txt.", "why": "feed_info.txt should span every day your service runs, so apps know when the data applies." }, { "code": "unknown_file", "count": 1, "effort": "A quick look at the flagged file.", "fix": "Check the flagged file name for a typo of a standard GTFS file. Remove it if it is a vendor extra.", "owner": "", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "The feed includes a file that is not part of the GTFS spec.", "why": "Apps ignore files they don't know, and a stray file can hide a misspelled standard file name." } ], "name": "correctness", "score": 59.5, "status": "measured", "summary": "The MobilityData validator flagged 11 kinds of issue across 763 instances (5 error, 750 warning, 8 informational).", "weight": 0.35 }, "freshness": { "details": { "days_until_expiry": -213, "effective_expiry_date": "2025-12-31", "feed_end_date": "2025-12-31", "feed_start_date": "2024-12-16", "feed_version": null, "has_feed_info": true, "last_service_date": "2027-01-01", "seasonal_boundary": false, "service_horizon_review_years": 10, "service_horizon_status": "within_review_threshold", "service_type": "fixed" }, "findings": [ { "code": "scorecard_feed_expired", "count": 1, "effort": "Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.", "fix": "Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 100.0, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Service data ended 213 day(s) ago.", "why": "When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist." } ], "name": "freshness", "score": 0.0, "status": "measured", "summary": "Service data ended 213 day(s) ago. Trip planners have likely already dropped this feed.", "weight": 0.2 }, "realtime": { "name": "realtime", "status": "not_yet_measured", "summary": "Not scored yet. Nothing here counts against the grade.", "weight": 0.2 } }, "confidence": { "feed_age_days": 0, "fetch_source": "origin", "level": "medium", "measured_categories": 3, "notes": [ "Realtime quality was not measured this run. It does not count against the grade.", "The feed was downloaded from the agency's own URL." ], "rt_windows": 0, "total_categories": 4 }, "conformance": { "awarded": false, "criteria": [ { "detail": "1 validator error to resolve.", "key": "valid", "met": false }, { "detail": "Service data expired 206 days ago.", "key": "current", "met": false }, { "detail": "States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 94% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.", "key": "accessible", "met": false } ], "status": "not_yet", "summary": "This feed is close to the conformance mark. 1 validator error to resolve. Service data expired 206 days ago. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 94% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each." }, "feed": { "license_note": "License: https://data.ny.gov/download/77gx-ii52/application/pdf", "reachable": true, "sha256": "73141904e55f4c083ec65f4e2bdd8bd2f3c556be3ffbccde015dfcae60620a4e", "size_bytes": 496927, "static_url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/datatools-511ny/public/Access_Allegany.zip" }, "fetch": { "final_url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/datatools-511ny/public/Access_Allegany.zip", "max_attempts": 4, "reader_archive_profile": "raw-v1", "source": "origin", "user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/125.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" }, "generated_at": "2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00", "geo": { "bbox": [ -78.46772, 42.00008, -77.76452, 42.46268 ], "lat": 42.20243, "lon": -78.04204, "stop_count": 91 }, "mode_profile": { "ferry_only": false, "graded": false, "has_ferry": false, "is_multimodal": false, "measured": true, "modes": [ { "key": "bus", "label": "Bus", "route_count": 6, "trip_count": 84, "trip_share_pct": 100.0 } ], "primary_mode": "bus", "primary_mode_label": "Bus", "route_count": 6, "trip_count": 84 }, "ntd_id_alignment": { "detail": "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.", "feed_agency_ids": [ "AccessAllegany-Allegany-ny-us" ], "status": "unknown" }, "ntd_readiness": { "pillars": [ { "detail": "Published at a public URL.", "key": "published", "status": "ready" }, { "detail": "1 validator error to resolve.", "key": "valid", "status": "at_risk" }, { "detail": "Service data expired 206 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.", "key": "current", "status": "not_ready" }, { "detail": "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.", "key": "agency_id", "status": "ready" } ], "status": "not_ready", "summary": "Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. 1 validator error to resolve. Service data expired 206 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date." }, "overall": { "grade": "F", "margin_to_lower_band": 42.0, "margin_to_next_band": 18.0, "score": 42.0 }, "recommendations": [ { "category": "accessibility", "code": "scorecard_route_color_low_contrast", "count": 3, "effort": "A per-route color setting in your scheduling software.", "fix": "Adjust route_color or route_text_color so each pair clears 4.5:1. Often switching the text between black and white is enough.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 0.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "3 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (SA1, SA6, SA4).", "why": "Low-contrast route badges are hard to read for riders with low vision and wash out on a phone screen in sunlight at the stop." }, { "category": "accessibility", "code": "scorecard_stop_name_needs_tts", "count": 19, "effort": "A short text field per affected stop; start with the busiest.", "fix": "Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.", "owner": "", "points": 0.0, "severity": "INFO", "what": "19 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set (\"Tops/YMCA\", \"W. University/Main St. (Alfred)\", \"CR-15 & Old State Rd (Angelica)\", and more).", "why": "Riders who use a screen reader hear the raw name, so 'Main St & 2nd Ave' can come out as 'Main saint' or drop the ampersand." } ], "recompute": { "as_of": "2026-08-01", "feed_fetched_date": "2026-07-31", "kind": "freshness" }, "routability": { "boardable_stops": 91, "findings": [], "orphan_stops": 0, "single_stop_trips": 0, "trips_total": 84 }, "route_map": { "drawn_route_count": 6, "has_shapes": true, "path": "data/artifacts/access-allegany/geometry.geojson", "route_count": 6, "routes": [ { "color": "BF1E2E", "color_name": "red", "has_shape": true, "id": "11329", "label": "SA3", "long": "Angelica - Belmont - Friendship - Cuba", "short": "SA3", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" }, { "color": "6F9F41", "color_name": "gray", "has_shape": true, "id": "11330", "label": "SA4", "long": "Angelica-Belmont-Belfast-Houghton-Fillmore-Short Tract", "short": "SA4", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" }, { "color": "213F7D", "color_name": "teal", "has_shape": true, "id": "11331", "label": "SA5", "long": "Alfred - Andover - Whitesville - Wellsville", "short": "SA5", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" }, { "color": "199AD6", "color_name": "teal", "has_shape": true, "id": "8o9q", "label": "SA6", "long": "Cuba - Hinsdale - Olean", "short": "SA6", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" }, { "color": "F68D29", "color_name": "orange", "has_shape": true, "id": "a2d8", "label": "SA1", "long": "Angelica - Belmont - Scio - Wellsville", "short": "SA1", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" }, { "color": "92278F", "color_name": "purple", "has_shape": true, "id": "qr1o", "label": "SA2", "long": "Bolivar-Richburg-Ceres-Olean-Wellsville", "short": "SA2", "text_color": "FFFFFF", "type_label": "Bus" } ], "stop_count": 91, "stop_points_capped": false }, "rubric_version": "1.3", "schema_version": "1.17", "scoring_profile": { "id": "gtfs-scorecard-1.3", "provenance": "GTFS Scorecard's project-authored weights, deductions, thresholds, grade bands, and fix ranking, informed by the California Transit Data Guidelines and the MobilityData gtfs-validator. It is not a worldwide standard or a compliance determination.", "rubric_version": "1.3" }, "shapes_readiness": { "detail": "All 84 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.", "status": "ready", "total_trips": 84, "trips_with_shape": 84 }, "snapshot_date": "2026-08-01", "top_fixes": [ { "code": "scorecard_feed_expired", "count": 1, "effort": "Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.", "fix": "Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 100.0, "rank": 1, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Service data ended 213 day(s) ago.", "why": "When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist." }, { "code": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance", "count": 5, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 12.0, "rank": 2, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Trip distance exceeds shape distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown", "count": 91, "effort": "A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.", "fix": "Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.", "owner": "Likely your team", "points": 25.0, "rank": 3, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "91 of 91 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.", "why": "Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all." } ], "validator_version": "8.0.1" }