Monthly Digest: GBFS is in the Mobility Database, v3.1-RC2 release, etc

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📣 Your monthly GBFS news update! 🚲 🛴 🛵 🚘

Here are 2 major updates!

🚲 🛴 For the First Time Ever: GBFS is in the Mobility Database 🛵 🚘

We’re excited to announce that the Mobility Database now includes GBFS feeds, starting with over 1,000 shared mobility feeds from around the world!

Until now, the database focused on public transit (GTFS) data. With this release, we’re expanding to support bike, scooter, and other shared mobility systems, making the database even more powerful for journey planners, researchers, and cities.

Now you can:
🌍 Explore where shared mobility systems exist globally
🔍 Search GBFS feeds via the API for quick discovery
👌 Assess feed quality with the validation report before processing the data

Currently using systems.csv? No problem! The spreadsheet will continue to be synchronized with the Mobility Database at least until the end of the year to allow you time to transition smoothly.

Whether you're planning trips, analyzing systems, or improving data quality, the Mobility Database makes open transportation data easier to find and easier to use.

🎥 Check out the quick video below to see what GBFS data looks like in the Mobility Database and then explore it for yourself here: https://mobilitydatabase.org/

✨ The Latest GBFS Release Candidate is Available: GBFS v3.1-RC2 is Here!
GBFS v3.1-RC2 contains the following new features:

• It is now possible to share the vehicle availability calendar (for example for carsharing, cargo bike share, etc) (#726).
• The city where the station is located can now be indicated in station_information.json (#704).
• Capped fares once a price threshold has been spent within a timeframe were added (#745).

Change log: https://github.com/MobilityData/gbfs/releases/tag/v3.1-RC2

The new features are at the Release Candidate stage. This means they must be implemented by at least one Producer and one Consumer (the First Adopters) before they become part of the official GBFS specification.

🗓️ Events
Past:

• 🇪🇸 May 19-21, 2025 (Seville): @isabelle-dr had the pleasure of presenting a model of open standard governance at ITS European Congress.

Upcoming:

• 🇵🇱 June 10-13, 2025 (Gdańsk): @isabelle-dr will be present at the Velo-city conference.
• 🇩🇪 June 15-18, 2025 (Hamburg): Meet @isabelle-dr at the UITP Summit!
• 🇫🇷 June 24-25, 2025 (Paris): MobilityData GBFS & GTFS workshops. Register here!

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