{ "agency": { "id": "pioneer-valley-transit-authority-pvta-1234", "name": "Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)" }, "autofix": { "available": true, "download_path": "data/artifacts/pioneer-valley-transit-authority-pvta-1234/corrected.zip", "download_url": "https://d14aimrgrbaz2a.cloudfront.net/data/artifacts/pioneer-valley-transit-authority-pvta-1234/corrected.zip", "fixes": [ { "code": "autofix_trim_whitespace", "count": 3628, "examples": [ "'stop_lat': ' 42.477045' -> '42.477045'", "'stop_lon': ' -72.607454' -> '-72.607454'", "'stop_lat': ' 42.454685' -> '42.454685'" ], "label": "Trimmed surrounding whitespace" }, { "code": "autofix_stop_name_case", "count": 1, "examples": [ "ACADEMY OF MUSIC -> Academy Of Music" ], "label": "Recased shouting stop names" } ], "total": 3629 }, "categories": { "completeness": { "details": { "accessibility": { "measures": "presence_not_usability", "score": 92.6, "stops_marked_accessible_pct": 80.7, "stops_marked_not_accessible_pct": 7.4, "stops_stated_pct": 88.1, "trips_stated_pct": 100.0 }, "accessibility_measures": "presence_not_usability", "components": { "contact": 15.0, "fares": 15.0, "headsigns": 15.0, "stop_names": 15.0, "wheelchair_stops": 22.0, "wheelchair_trips": 15.0 }, "fare_free": false, "fares": { "applied": true, "has_leg_rules": true, "has_products": true, "has_transfer_rules": true, "model": "v2", "product_count": 20 }, "flex": { "booking_reachable": false, "booking_rule_count": 0, "has_booking_rules": false, "has_flex": false }, "has_fares": true, "headsign_pct": 100.0, "mixed_case_stop_name_pct": 99.9, "pathways": { "has_entrances": false, "has_levels": false, "has_pathways": false, "has_stations": true, "has_step_free": false, "pathway_count": 0 }, "stops": 1814, "trips": 16096, "wheelchair_accessible_pct": 100.0, "wheelchair_boarding_pct": 88.1, "wheelchair_marked_accessible_pct": 80.7, "wheelchair_marked_not_accessible_pct": 7.4 }, "findings": [ { "code": "scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown", "count": 216, "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": 3.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "216 of 1814 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_station_no_pathways", "count": 1, "effort": "Worth it for multi-level or large stations; flat stops don't need it.", "fix": "Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and any elevators, with a level for each.", "owner": "", "points": 0.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt.", "why": "Trip planners can't guide riders through the station, and there is no step-free route information for wheelchair users." } ], "name": "completeness", "score": 97.0, "status": "measured", "summary": "88% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (81% marked accessible, 7% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.", "weight": 0.25 }, "correctness": { "details": { "distinct_codes": 16, "instances_by_severity": { "ERROR": 392, "INFO": 6, "WARNING": 14149 }, "validator_version": "8.0.1" }, "findings": [ { "code": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance", "count": 289, "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": 24.0, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Trip distance exceeds shape distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates", "count": 103, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 24.0, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Equal shape distance diff coordinates (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "equal_shape_distance_same_coordinates", "count": 7662, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_same_coordinates' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Equal shape distance same coordinates (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold", "count": 5494, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Trip distance exceeds shape distance below threshold (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance", "count": 472, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Stop too far from shape using user distance (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates_distance_below_threshold", "count": 384, "effort": "Varies.", "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.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Equal shape distance diff coordinates distance below threshold (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "expired_calendar", "count": 64, "effort": "One setting in most export tools.", "fix": "Remove past service periods the next time you export the feed.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some service calendars in the feed have already expired.", "why": "Expired calendars are dead weight and can hide real schedule problems from your staff and vendors." }, { "code": "missing_recommended_field", "count": 53, "effort": "A field at a time; not urgent.", "fix": "Review the flagged fields and fill in the ones your riders would use.", "owner": "", "points": 8.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some files are missing recommended (not required) fields.", "why": "Recommended fields like agency_phone or stop descriptions make the feed more useful to riders and trip planners." }, { "code": "unusable_trip", "count": 13, "effort": "Worth a vendor question if it appears often.", "fix": "Check the flagged trips in your scheduling software; remove them or restore their missing stops.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 6.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some trips serve fewer than two stops.", "why": "A trip with one stop can't be ridden; planners ignore it and it may signal an export problem." }, { "code": "fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops", "count": 2, "effort": "A few minutes per flagged trip.", "fix": "Check the flagged stop times for transposed minutes.", "owner": "", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some scheduled trips travel implausibly fast between stops.", "why": "Usually a typo'd stop time; riders get impossible arrival estimates." }, { "code": "mixed_case_recommended_field", "count": 2, "effort": "Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.", "fix": "Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase.", "why": "ALL-CAPS stop and headsign names are harder to read in apps and are read awkwardly by screen readers." }, { "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": "route_long_name_contains_short_name", "count": 1, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'route_long_name_contains_short_name' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Route long name contains short name (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days", "count": 1, "effort": "One setting in most export tools.", "fix": "Trim past service periods the next time you export.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 4.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days.", "why": "It usually means old service periods are still in the export, making the feed bigger and harder to check." }, { "code": "big_gap_in_service", "count": 5, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'big_gap_in_service' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 0.5, "severity": "INFO", "what": "Big gap in service (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." }, { "code": "unknown_column", "count": 1, "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." } ], "name": "correctness", "score": 0.0, "status": "measured", "summary": "The MobilityData validator flagged 16 kinds of issue across 14547 instances (392 error, 14149 warning, 6 informational).", "weight": 0.35 }, "freshness": { "details": { "days_until_expiry": -846, "feed_end_date": "2024-03-16", "feed_start_date": "2024-01-04", "feed_version": null, "has_feed_info": true, "last_service_date": "2024-03-16", "seasonal_boundary": false, "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 846 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 846 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 } }, "conformance": { "awarded": false, "criteria": [ { "detail": "2 validator errors to resolve.", "key": "valid", "met": false }, { "detail": "Service data expired 836 days ago.", "key": "current", "met": false }, { "detail": "States wheelchair access on 88% of stops and 100% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.", "key": "accessible", "met": false } ], "status": "not_yet", "summary": "This feed is close to the conformance mark. 2 validator errors to resolve. Service data expired 836 days ago. States wheelchair access on 88% of stops and 100% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each." }, "feed": { "license_note": "License: https://www.mass.gov/doc/developers-license-agreement-11132009/download", "reachable": true, "sha256": "0c62142f281b8e65a1fffce3b6ebb701b4f12fa7418da7ae6436b83a8bd97452", "size_bytes": 5662957, "static_url": "https://transitfeeds.com/p/massdot/104/latest/download" }, "generated_at": "2026-06-30T00:00:00+00:00", "geo": { "bbox": [ -72.79666, 42.01811, -71.79518, 42.47704 ], "lat": 42.13364, "lon": -72.58127, "stop_count": 1814 }, "ntd_id_alignment": { "detail": "If you report to the National Transit Database, your GTFS agency_id should be your five-digit NTD ID by report year 2026 (2025 for full reporters). We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this one is not checked yet.", "feed_agency_ids": [ "SATCo" ], "status": "unknown" }, "ntd_readiness": { "pillars": [ { "detail": "Published at a public URL.", "key": "published", "status": "ready" }, { "detail": "2 validator errors to resolve.", "key": "valid", "status": "at_risk" }, { "detail": "Service data expired 836 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.", "key": "current", "status": "not_ready" } ], "status": "not_ready", "summary": "Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. 2 validator errors to resolve. Service data expired 836 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date." }, "overall": { "grade": "F", "margin_to_lower_band": 30.3, "margin_to_next_band": 29.7, "score": 30.3 }, "recommendations": [ { "code": "scorecard_fares_v2_no_rider_categories", "count": 0, "effort": "Usually a short file naming the discount groups you already publish.", "fix": "Add rider_categories.txt for the fares you already offer, then reference those categories from your fare products.", "owner": "", "points": 0.0, "severity": "INFO", "what": "The feed publishes fare products but no rider_categories.txt defining who qualifies for each fare.", "why": "Without rider categories, apps can only show the full adult fare and can't surface senior, youth, or student discounts a rider may be eligible for." }, { "code": "scorecard_stop_name_needs_tts", "count": 1383, "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": "1383 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set (\"Plainfield / Wason\", \"Bay / Aster\", \"Springfield / Medical Ctr Drive (across)\", 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." }, { "code": "scorecard_station_missing_step_free_data", "count": 2, "effort": "Worth it for multi-level or large stations; flat stops don't need it.", "fix": "Add pathways.txt connecting entrances, platforms, and elevators, and levels.txt for each floor, so the step-free route is described.", "owner": "", "points": 0.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "This feed models stations or entrances but has no pathways.txt and levels.txt.", "why": "Without pathways and levels, a wheelchair user can't tell whether a step-free route exists inside the station, and trip planners can't route anyone through it." } ], "recompute": { "as_of": "2026-07-10", "feed_fetched_date": "2026-06-30", "kind": "freshness" }, "routability": { "boardable_stops": 1810, "findings": [ { "code": "scorecard_single_stop_trips", "count": 13, "effort": "Usually an export setting or a stop_times mapping in your software.", "fix": "Check your scheduling export: every trip should list each stop it calls at, in order, with times.", "owner": "Likely your export tool", "points": 0.0, "severity": "WARNING", "what": "13 of 16096 trips list fewer than two stops.", "why": "A trip with one stop has no leg a rider can ride; trip planners can't route anyone on it, so the service effectively does not exist." } ], "orphan_stops": 0, "single_stop_trips": 13, "trips_total": 16096 }, "rubric_version": "1.1", "schema_version": "1.4", "snapshot_date": "2026-07-10", "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 846 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": 289, "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": 24.0, "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": "equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates", "count": 103, "effort": "Varies.", "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'equal_shape_distance_diff_coordinates' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.", "owner": "", "points": 24.0, "rank": 3, "severity": "ERROR", "what": "Equal shape distance diff coordinates (flagged by the MobilityData validator).", "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects." } ], "validator_version": "8.0.1" }