public transportation agency
C220
concept
A public transportation agency is an organization responsible for planning, operating, and managing shared transit services such as buses, trains, and other modes to provide mobility for the public within a defined region.
All labels observed (61)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| public transit agency | 188 |
| public transportation agency canonical | 142 |
| public transport service | 116 |
| transport company | 71 |
| state transportation agency | 60 |
| public transport authority | 56 |
| transportation agency | 34 |
| public transport association | 23 |
| public transportation authority | 17 |
| public bus transit system | 12 |
| public transport agency | 12 |
| regional transport authority | 11 |
| local bus service | 10 |
| transportation district | 8 |
| transport association | 7 |
| passenger transport executive | 6 |
| public transit authority | 5 |
| regional transit service | 5 |
| municipal bus system | 4 |
| public transportation operator | 4 |
| transit operator | 4 |
| municipal bus operator | 3 |
| transit district | 3 |
| municipal transit agency | 2 |
| public bus transport agency | 2 |
| regional public transport authority | 2 |
| regional transportation district | 2 |
| state-owned bus operator | 2 |
| transport organizing authority | 2 |
| Public bus operator | 1 |
| Strategic transport authority | 1 |
| autoridad de transporte público | 1 |
| city-operated transit service | 1 |
| component of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | 1 |
| local bus agency | 1 |
| local government transit service | 1 |
| local government transport organisation | 1 |
| local transit system | 1 |
| mass transportation provider | 1 |
| mass transportation system operator | 1 |
| municipal bus company | 1 |
| municipal sea transportation company | 1 |
| municipal transport authority | 1 |
| municipal transport undertaking | 1 |
| municipal transportation authority | 1 |
| organismo público de transporte | 1 |
| public transportation agency office | 1 |
| public transportation board | 1 |
| public transportation planning department | 1 |
| rail transportation authority | 1 |
| regional bus operator | 1 |
| regional public transport company | 1 |
| regional rail authority | 1 |
| regional transit district | 1 |
| regional transit network | 1 |
| regional transport agency | 1 |
| regional transport organizing authority | 1 |
| regional transportation provider | 1 |
| transport organization headquarters | 1 |
| transport organization in California | 1 |
| urban public transport service | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: public transportation agency
Generated description
A public transportation agency is an organization responsible for planning, operating, and managing shared transit services such as buses, trains, and other modes to provide mobility for the public within a defined region.
Instances (796)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| MBTA Office for Transportation Access | public transportation agency office |
| Waterbus Dordrecht–Rotterdam | public transport service |
| Line 9 at Century Avenue | public transport service |
| VBB | public transport authority |
| UL (Upplands Lokaltrafik) | public transport authority |
| Sacramento Regional Transit | — |
|
NYCTA
surface form:
New York City Transit Authority
|
public transit agency |
| Butler County Regional Transit Authority | — |
| Premetro | public transport service |
|
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE)
surface form:
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires
|
public transport authority |
|
ITD
surface form:
Idaho Transportation Department
|
state transportation agency |
|
Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (via tram operator)
surface form:
Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen
|
public transport association |
| APSRTC | Public bus operator |
| Metrovías S.A. | transport company |
| Cities Area Transit | public transit agency |
| MTD | public transit agency |
| Staten Island Ferry Division of NYC DOT | public transportation operator |
| Cochrane–Hearst | public transport service |
| Exo (public transit) | public transit agency |
| Kings Transit Authority | public transit agency |
| VTA bus network | public bus transit system |
| National Motor Cab Company | transport company |
| NJTA | transportation agency |
| Caltrans | state transportation agency |
| North Bay–Sudbury | public transport service |
| Gloucester public transit (bus) | local bus service |
| SBASE | public transport authority |
| Sudbury–Timmins | public transport service |
| North Bay–Ottawa | public transport service |
| Fulton County Transit | — |
| Greater Dayton RTA | — |
| MDV | public transport association |
| Viva Green | public transport service |
| IDOT | state transportation agency |
| Buiksloterwegveer ferry | public transport service |
| R-net tram services | public transport service |
| VCTC | public transit agency |
|
The COMET (Central Midlands Transit)
surface form:
The COMET
|
public transit agency |
| BSB | transport company |
| Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund | public transport association |
| TER Occitanie | public transport service |
| Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | state transportation agency |
| FAST | public bus transit system |
| Washington Island Ferry Line | transport company |
| NORTA | — |
| RTA | public transit agency |
| CDTA | — |
| GCRTA | — |
| Trem do Corcovado | transport company |
| NCTD BREEZE buses | public bus transit system |