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  "agency": {
    "id": "santa-clara-valley-transportation-authority-vta",
    "name": "Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)"
  },
  "autofix": {
    "available": false
  },
  "categories": {
    "completeness": {
      "details": {
        "accessibility": {
          "measures": "presence_not_usability",
          "score": 100.0,
          "stops_marked_accessible_pct": 81.0,
          "stops_marked_not_accessible_pct": 19.0,
          "stops_stated_pct": 100.0,
          "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": 25.0,
          "wheelchair_trips": 15.0
        },
        "fare_free": false,
        "fares": {
          "applied": true,
          "has_leg_rules": false,
          "has_products": false,
          "has_transfer_rules": false,
          "model": "legacy",
          "product_count": 0
        },
        "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": 100.0,
        "pathways": {
          "has_entrances": true,
          "has_levels": false,
          "has_pathways": false,
          "has_stations": true,
          "has_step_free": false,
          "pathway_count": 0
        },
        "stops": 3345,
        "trips": 11085,
        "wheelchair_accessible_pct": 100.0,
        "wheelchair_boarding_pct": 100.0,
        "wheelchair_marked_accessible_pct": 81.0,
        "wheelchair_marked_not_accessible_pct": 19.0
      },
      "findings": [
        {
          "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": 100.0,
      "status": "measured",
      "summary": "100% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (81% marked accessible, 19% 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": 11,
        "instances_by_severity": {
          "ERROR": 0,
          "INFO": 126,
          "WARNING": 9743
        },
        "validator_version": "8.0.1"
      },
      "findings": [
        {
          "code": "mixed_case_recommended_field",
          "count": 9525,
          "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": 8.0,
          "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": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold",
          "count": 120,
          "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": "expired_calendar",
          "count": 48,
          "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": 6.0,
          "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": "stop_too_far_from_shape_using_user_distance",
          "count": 32,
          "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": 6.0,
          "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": "fast_travel_between_consecutive_stops",
          "count": 10,
          "effort": "A few minutes per flagged trip.",
          "fix": "Check the flagged stop times for transposed minutes.",
          "owner": "",
          "points": 6.0,
          "severity": "WARNING",
          "what": "Some scheduled trips travel implausibly fast between stops.",
          "why": "Usually a typo'd stop time; riders get impossible arrival estimates."
        },
        {
          "code": "missing_recommended_field",
          "count": 5,
          "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 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": "stop_too_far_from_shape",
          "count": 3,
          "effort": "A few minutes per flagged stop.",
          "fix": "Check the flagged stops' coordinates and the route shape in your scheduling software; re-snap whichever is misplaced.",
          "owner": "Likely your export tool",
          "points": 4.0,
          "severity": "WARNING",
          "what": "Some stops sit far from the route line they belong to.",
          "why": "Trip planners may draw the bus route through the wrong streets or point riders to the wrong corner."
        },
        {
          "code": "trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop",
          "count": 119,
          "effort": "Varies.",
          "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.",
          "owner": "",
          "points": 1.0,
          "severity": "INFO",
          "what": "Trip headsign matches intermediate stop (flagged by the MobilityData validator).",
          "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects."
        },
        {
          "code": "unknown_file",
          "count": 4,
          "effort": "Varies.",
          "fix": "Review the rule documentation for 'unknown_file' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.",
          "owner": "",
          "points": 0.5,
          "severity": "INFO",
          "what": "Unknown file (flagged by the MobilityData validator).",
          "why": "See the linked rule for what this affects."
        },
        {
          "code": "unknown_column",
          "count": 2,
          "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": "big_gap_in_service",
          "count": 1,
          "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."
        }
      ],
      "name": "correctness",
      "score": 55.5,
      "status": "measured",
      "summary": "The MobilityData validator flagged 11 kinds of issue across 9869 instances (0 error, 9743 warning, 126 informational).",
      "weight": 0.35
    },
    "freshness": {
      "details": {
        "days_until_expiry": 31,
        "feed_end_date": "2026-08-09",
        "feed_start_date": "2026-04-27",
        "feed_version": "2026-06-01_10:34",
        "has_feed_info": true,
        "last_service_date": "2026-08-09",
        "seasonal_boundary": false,
        "service_type": "fixed"
      },
      "findings": [],
      "name": "freshness",
      "score": 51.7,
      "status": "measured",
      "summary": "Service data covers the next 31 days.",
      "weight": 0.2
    },
    "realtime": {
      "name": "realtime",
      "status": "not_yet_measured",
      "summary": "This agency publishes realtime, but the feed needs an access key we don't have yet. Nothing here counts against the grade.",
      "weight": 0.2
    }
  },
  "conformance": {
    "awarded": true,
    "criteria": [
      {
        "detail": "Passes validation with no errors.",
        "key": "valid",
        "met": true
      },
      {
        "detail": "Service data covers the next 43 days.",
        "key": "current",
        "met": true
      },
      {
        "detail": "States wheelchair access on 100% of stops and 100% of trips.",
        "key": "accessible",
        "met": true
      }
    ],
    "status": "awarded",
    "summary": "This feed earns the conformance mark: valid, current, and stating wheelchair access on nearly every stop and trip."
  },
  "feed": {
    "license_note": "No stated data license in the Mobility Database; verify before publishing.",
    "reachable": true,
    "sha256": "e90abd9ef0936b0795075304b72da252d72df0e1200533372136c35d54e53380",
    "size_bytes": 4996198,
    "static_url": "https://gtfs.vta.org/gtfs_vta.zip"
  },
  "generated_at": "2026-06-27T00:00:00+00:00",
  "geo": {
    "bbox": [
      -122.17364,
      36.97492,
      -121.54903,
      37.45809
    ],
    "lat": 37.33641,
    "lon": -121.91893,
    "stop_count": 3345
  },
  "ntd_id_alignment": {
    "detail": "Your feed uses agency_id VTA; the NTD asks for your five-digit NTD ID (90013) so the feed lines up with your record.",
    "feed_agency_ids": [
      "VTA"
    ],
    "fix": "Change the agency_id to 90013 in agency.txt and update the matching agency_id in routes.txt.",
    "ntd_id": "90013",
    "status": "mismatch"
  },
  "ntd_readiness": {
    "pillars": [
      {
        "detail": "Published at a public URL.",
        "key": "published",
        "status": "ready"
      },
      {
        "detail": "Passes validation with no errors.",
        "key": "valid",
        "status": "ready"
      },
      {
        "detail": "Service data covers the next 43 days.",
        "key": "current",
        "status": "ready"
      }
    ],
    "status": "ready",
    "summary": "This feed looks ready for your NTD certification: published at a public URL, valid, and current. The official check is still your D-10 certification."
  },
  "overall": {
    "grade": "D",
    "margin_to_lower_band": 8.4,
    "margin_to_next_band": 1.6,
    "score": 68.4
  },
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "code": "scorecard_route_color_low_contrast",
      "count": 5,
      "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": "5 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (BBWC, 202, ACE Gray, ACE Green, ACE Orange).",
      "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."
    },
    {
      "code": "scorecard_stop_name_needs_tts",
      "count": 2987,
      "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": "2987 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set (\"Snell Escalator A (Transit Center - Hwy 85 South)\", \"Snell Escalator C (Park and Ride - Hwy 85 South)\", \"Japantown/Ayer Station\", 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": "2026-07-09",
    "feed_fetched_date": "2026-07-08",
    "kind": "freshness"
  },
  "routability": {
    "boardable_stops": 3241,
    "findings": [],
    "orphan_stops": 0,
    "single_stop_trips": 0,
    "trips_total": 11085
  },
  "rubric_version": "1.1",
  "schema_version": "1.4",
  "snapshot_date": "2026-07-09",
  "top_fixes": [
    {
      "code": "mixed_case_recommended_field",
      "count": 9525,
      "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": 8.0,
      "rank": 1,
      "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": "trip_distance_exceeds_shape_distance_below_threshold",
      "count": 120,
      "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,
      "rank": 2,
      "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": "expired_calendar",
      "count": 48,
      "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": 6.0,
      "rank": 3,
      "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."
    }
  ],
  "validator_version": "8.0.1"
}