New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

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government agency public transit agency

The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and managing the city’s transit services, including buses, streetcars, and related passenger facilities in New Orleans.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority canonical	11
New Orleans RTA transit system	1
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Board	1
Regional Transit Authority (New Orleans area)	1
Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans	1
integrated with New Orleans RTA fares	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1896930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Context triple: [New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, operatedBy, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority]

A. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related public works.
B. Manchester Transit Authority
Manchester Transit Authority is the primary public bus and paratransit service provider for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire and surrounding areas.
C. Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
D. Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
E. Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus and related transportation services throughout the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Target entity description: The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and managing the city’s transit services, including buses, streetcars, and related passenger facilities in New Orleans.

A. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related public works.
B. Manchester Transit Authority
Manchester Transit Authority is the primary public bus and paratransit service provider for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire and surrounding areas.
C. Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
D. Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
E. Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus and related transportation services throughout the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public transit agency ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NORTA ⓘ RTA ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fundedBy	fares ⓘ federal grants ⓘ local taxes ⓘ
governs	transit planning in New Orleans ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	City of New Orleans ⓘ Orleans Parish, Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Orleans Parish
hasServiceAreaCharacteristic	tourist-oriented streetcar service ⓘ urban transit ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.norta.com ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Orleans ⓘ
industry	public transportation ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
modeOfTransport	bus ⓘ ferry ⓘ streetcar ⓘ
operates	Algiers Point–Canal Street ferry ⓘ Canal Streetcar Line ⓘ Chalmette ferry ⓘ Loyola-UPT Streetcar Line ⓘ linked to: Riverfront Streetcar Line New Orleans public bus system ⓘ New Orleans streetcar system ⓘ Riverfront Streetcar Line ⓘ St. Charles Streetcar Line ⓘ linked to: St. Charles Avenue streetcar line
operatesIn	Louisiana ⓘ
parentOrganization	City of New Orleans (local government) ⓘ linked to: New Orleans government
regulates	public transit operations within its service area ⓘ
responsibleFor	maintenance of transit facilities in New Orleans ⓘ operation of public buses in New Orleans ⓘ operation of public ferries in New Orleans ⓘ operation of streetcars in New Orleans ⓘ transit fare policy in New Orleans ⓘ
serves	New Orleans ⓘ Orleans Parish ⓘ
serviceType	ferry service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ paratransit service ⓘ streetcar service ⓘ
subjectOf	public transportation policy in New Orleans ⓘ
usesTicketingSystem	Jazzy Pass ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal → operatedBy → New Orleans Regional Transit Authority ⓘ

New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal → serves → New Orleans Regional Transit Authority ⓘ

St. Charles Avenue streetcar line → operatedBy → New Orleans Regional Transit Authority ⓘ

St. Charles Avenue streetcar line → fareSystem → integrated with New Orleans RTA fares ⓘ