Remix allows you to add custom information to your stops! This opens up many possibilities for planning in Remix:
Keeping your stop inventory up to date. You can visualize your custom stop information in a list + map view, which makes it easy to understand and update.
Running quick and easy analysis on your stops. You can filter for multiple custom stop attributes at one time, and run a buffer analysis on the filtered stops.
Streamlining your GTFS export. Custom stop information automatically exports with your GTFS, so you can manage your system information all in once place and integrate with any downstream systems.
Upload New Custom Stop Fields into Remix
If you have an existing custom stop data set, you can upload it into Remix and append it to your stop network.
To upload, click on the Transit Places tab in the left panel >> click into the three dot "..." menu >> select "Upload .csv or .txt file". An upload modal will appear, and you can either drag and drop your click to import the file.
Remix can ingest either .csv or .txt files. Remix will match the stops in the uploaded file with the stops in your Remix project using stop_id. You'll need to make sure that you file includes a column with a variation of "stop id", "stop_id", or "stopid" for Remix to append custom stop information.
After the file is uploaded, you'll be able to map the the data columns into Remix. Remix will warn you if there are stops that don't match from either file and will only append data when there is a match between Remix and the uploaded file.
You can select which column to upload into Remix, name the field label in Remix, and select the data format (free text, number, single select). Upon deciding the column mapping, you append the data, and the fields will appear in the Transit Places panel. Clicking on any stop will show the custom stop information in the stop card.
Update Custom Stop Fields from Remix
Once you've uploaded or created custom stop fields in Remix, you can manage these fields from the Places panel. In this view you can:
Edit the stop field name, as it appears in Remix
Edit the column name, which updates the column in the GTFS and Places export from Remix.
Adjust the data format. This allows you to choose between free text, numbers, and single select. If choosing single select, you can edit the existing options or add new options.
This view is great for situations where you've uploaded your stop data from a spreadsheet, but want to enhance how it's formatted.
Create brand new stop fields in Remix
To create a brand new field, you can select the three dot "..." menu in the Transit Places >> select "Custom Stop Fields." From here, you can create a new non gtfs stop field and you'll be prompted to:
- Edit the stop field name, as it appears in Remix
- Edit the column name, which updates the column in the GTFS and Places export from Remix.
- Adjust the data format. This allows you to choose between free text, numbers, and single select. If choosing single select, you can edit the existing options or add new options.
Once finished, you can click "create stop field". The new field will be added to your custom stop field list within the Transit Places tab.
Filtering and updating custom stop field information
From the Transit Places panel, you can uses the filters to search for stops based on their custom attributes. Click the "Filter" option, and you can choose one or multiple filters. To update multiple stops at once, you can either select the checkboxes that appear next to the stop name in the list or use the polygon selection tool on the map. Click the "pencil" icon to update the custom fields in bulk.
