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 |
|---|---|
| Washington State Ferries | — |
|
SPT
surface form:
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
|
regional transport authority |
| Société de transport de Laval | public transit agency |
| WestCAT | public transit agency |
| Hythe Ferry | public transport service |
| Fishers Island Ferry District | public transportation authority |
| Sound Transit | public transit agency |
| Roissybus | public transport service |
|
Morris Transit (local bus service)
surface form:
Morris Transit
|
local bus service |
| São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company | transport company |
| Public Transport Authority of Western Australia | public transport authority |
| Chicago Transit Authority | — |
| BVZ Holding | transport company |
| S (Franklin Avenue Shuttle) | public transport service |
| HSL | public transport authority |
| Newtown Road area | transportation district |
| TER | public transport service |
| Honolulu Department of Transportation Services | transportation agency |
| Helsinki City Bike system | public transport service |
| Edmonton Transit Service | public transit agency |
|
FTA
surface form:
Federal Transit Administration
|
— |
| Maine State Ferry Service | — |
| SNCF TER | public transport service |
| Matterhorn Gotthard Verkehrsverbund | public transport association |
| Warrington's Own Buses | municipal bus operator |
| METRO local bus network | public bus transit system |
| Calgary Transit | — |
| London Transport Board | public transport authority |
| VRN | public transport association |
| CATS bus network | public bus transit system |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County | — |
| METRO (Houston) | public transportation authority |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | state transportation agency |
| Detroit Department of Transportation | public transit agency |
| Office de coordination des transports transfrontaliers | public transport authority |
|
Community Transit (via tunnel buses, historically)
surface form:
Community Transit
|
— |
|
Community Transit bus system
surface form:
Community Transit
|
public transit agency |
| South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive | passenger transport executive |
| CTtransit Waterbury Division | public transportation operator |
| BurbankBus | local bus service |
|
County Connection bus system
surface form:
County Connection
|
public transit agency |
|
ODOT
surface form:
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
|
state transportation agency |
| RTA Public Transport Agency | public transport authority |
| Capital Area Transit | public transit agency |
| Triangle Transit Authority | public transit agency |
| Beach Cities Transit | public transit agency |
| GTrans | public bus transit system |
| ARDOT | state transportation agency |
| CTtransit | — |
| City of Fresno Department of Transportation | public transit agency |