Fix: trips don't say where they're headed

Code: scorecard_missing_headsigns

What this means

A trip's destination comes from trip_headsign in trips.txt (or

stop_headsign in stop_times.txt for parts of a trip). Many of your trips

leave it blank, so the feed says which route a bus is on but not where it is

going.

Why it matters

The headsign is the "to Downtown" or "to Transit Center" a rider reads on the

front of the bus and in the app. Without it, a trip planner shows "Route 5" with

no direction, and a rider at a stop served in both directions cannot tell which

bus is theirs. It is one of the most visible gaps in an otherwise working feed.

How to fix it

• Set trip_headsign on every trip to the public destination, the same text

riders see on the bus head sign (for example "Downtown via Main St").

• In most scheduling tools this is a field on the trip or the route pattern;

set it once per pattern and every trip on that pattern inherits it.

• Use stop_headsign only where the destination changes partway through a

trip (a branch or a short-turn); otherwise trip_headsign is enough.

How long it usually takes

Usually one value per route pattern, so a short pass even for a large system.