# Maryland Transit Administration

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/maryland-transit-administration/  
**Website:** https://www.mta.maryland.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

The Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) supports open transit data initiatives and makes resources available to developers and applications. It primarily uses the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) and GTFS-RT to convey schedule, geographic, fare, vehicle position, and trip update data for Local Bus, Light Rail, Metro Subway, MARC Train, and Commuter Bus services in a standardized format.

## Kin Score — 14.1 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 14.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 22.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (6)

- **MDOT MTA Local Bus GTFS** — Static GTFS feed and GTFS-RT vehicle positions and trip updates for MDOT MTA Local Bus service. Includes GTFS-Fares V2 fare data.
- **MDOT MTA Light Rail GTFS** — Static GTFS feed and GTFS-RT vehicle positions and trip updates for MDOT MTA Light Rail service. Includes GTFS-Fares V2 fare data.
- **MDOT MTA Metro Subway GTFS** — Static GTFS feed and GTFS-RT vehicle positions and trip updates for MDOT MTA Metro Subway service. Includes GTFS-Fares V2 fare data.
- **MDOT MTA MARC Train GTFS** — Static GTFS feed and GTFS-RT vehicle positions and trip updates for MDOT MTA MARC commuter rail service.
- **MDOT MTA Commuter Bus GTFS** — Static GTFS feed and GTFS-RT vehicle positions and trip updates for MDOT MTA Commuter Bus service.
- **MDOT MTA Service Alerts** — System-wide GTFS-RT service alerts feed for all MDOT MTA modes.

## Security (2)

- **Maryland Transit Administration Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Maryland Transit Administration Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Plans (1)

- **Maryland Transit Administration Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Government, GTFS, GTFS-RT, Public Transportation, Transit, Bus, Rail, Subway

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/maryland-transit-administration/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.