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[GTFS Digest] February 2025 - Rider Categories, Adopted!

This month’s update highlights the adoption of rider_categories.txt in GTFS-Fares v2, a clarification on continuous pickup/dropoff rules for demand-responsive transit currently up for a vote, and new discussions shaping the specification. The community is debating whether a null fare_media_id should act as a wildcard for transfer rules, whether the StopTimeEvent timestamp should shift from int64 to uint64, and why GTFS field names use singular forms even for multi-value relationships.

[GTFS Digest] January 2025 - A Vote on Rider Categories and a Proposal on Interoperable “trip_id”s see the light

The January GTFS Digest covers the ongoing vote on rider_categories.txt for GTFS-Fares v2, the adoption of agency_fare_url clarifications, and proposals like original_trip_id for trip referencing and boarding_permissions.txt for vehicle carriage rules. Discussions include GTFS Realtime versioning and best practices for unique IDs.

[GTFS Digest] December 2024 - 2 Votes and 1 Adoption to celebrate the Digest’s 1-year anniversary!

Let's celebrate the Digest's 1-year anniversary with 2 votes and an adoption to the specification. The community is currently voting on a proposal to clarify the use of agency_fare_url and a proposal that specifies the behavior of ADDED, and un-deprecate REPLACEMENT in TripUpdates. We also recommend that you take a look at the latest adoption that adds fare_leg_join_rules.txt to the specification.

[GTFS Digest] October 2024 - The Global GTFS Community united in Montreal

Key updates from the October 2024 GTFS Digest include a vote on adding a feed_version field to GTFS Realtime feeds, the adoption of trip modification adjustments for Realtime, and ongoing proposals like enhancements to station modeling and rider categories in GTFS-Fares v2. Conversations across GTFS channels focused on implementation questions, validator updates, and evolving best practices. The 2024 International Mobility Data Summit in Montreal also brought together global GTFS community members for impactful exchanges and collaboration.

[GTFS Digest] September 2024 - Loads of new conversations

The September 2024 GTFS Digest highlights recent contributions, including adopted proposals on validity rules for polygons and clarifications for from/to_stop_id in transfers.txt. It also features active proposals like adjustments to trip modifications and updates to nonconsecutive transfers in GTFS-Fares v2. This edition showcases a surge of new conversations, sparking discussions on HTTPS best practices, route deviation, and more.

[GTFS Digest] August 2024 - A New Design for GTFS.org and 2 votes on the block

This month’s GTFS Digest features GTFS.org’s new design with improved navigation and a Community Section. We cover recent updates like conditional stops.txt and recommended headsigns, ongoing votes on polygon validity and transfer clarifications, and key discussions on trip scheduling. Don’t miss the GTFS Flex Webinar and GTFS-Fares v2 Meeting—explore the latest and join the conversation!

[GTFS Digest] May 2024 - Discussions Galore

Join the community in exploring inconsistencies in trip updates, new fields like cars_allowed and trip_global_id, recommendations for bikes_allowed and shapes.txt, adding vehicles.txt, using StopTimeEvent.uncertainty, GTFS-Flex changes, and GTFS terminology updates.