rider_categories.txt is a key component of the GTFS Fares-v2 proposal and a primary key of fare_product.txt.
Example: flat fare but free for children (STS, Sherbrooke, Canada)
fare_product_id
amount
currency
rider_category_id
STS_flat_fare
0
CAD
children
STS_flat_fare
3.3
CAD
There are still questions about the rider_category.txt table fields, but we believe the rider_category_id field in fare_products.txt is stable. It could take months before we adopt Rider Categories in GTFS, based on the priorities list we've defined with the community.
Proposition
Adopt fare_products.rider_category_id right now, and adopt rider_categories.txt in a further iteration.
rider_category_id is currently produced at least by:
... and consumed by Open Trip Planner (cc @leonardehrenfried to confirm).
Advantages
It might sound like it doesn't add much value to add this field alone without further information about what the rider category is, but there are still some pros:
Make the fare_products.txt design more clear (see #367 for more context).
Increase the "usefulness" of the adopted portion of Fares v2, make producers aware that it exists and this is the way to represent it.
Mitigate the risk of ending up with this type of data that would need to be updated when we adopt Rider Categories. This is not technically invalid data, but it's not how the fare_products.txt was designed and forces to have duplication that could be avoided in fare_leg_rules.txt.
fare_product_id
amount
currency
adult_fare
3.3
CAD
children_fare
0
CAD
Alternatives considered
Adopt Rider Categories all at once.
I'd like to have general thoughts there; if we collectively think this is useful, I can open a PR for this.
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Context
rider_categories.txt
is a key component of the GTFS Fares-v2 proposal and a primary key offare_product.txt
. Example: flat fare but free for children (STS, Sherbrooke, Canada)There are still questions about the
rider_category.txt
table fields, but we believe therider_category_id
field infare_products.txt
is stable. It could take months before we adopt Rider Categories in GTFS, based on the priorities list we've defined with the community.Proposition
Adopt
fare_products.rider_category_id
right now, and adoptrider_categories.txt
in a further iteration.rider_category_id
is currently produced at least by:... and consumed by Open Trip Planner (cc @leonardehrenfried to confirm).
Advantages
It might sound like it doesn't add much value to add this field alone without further information about what the rider category is, but there are still some pros:
fare_products.txt
design more clear (see #367 for more context).fare_products.txt
was designed and forces to have duplication that could be avoided infare_leg_rules.txt
.Alternatives considered
Adopt Rider Categories all at once.
I'd like to have general thoughts there; if we collectively think this is useful, I can open a PR for this.