Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
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Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is a dedicated bus rapid transit corridor in San Francisco designed to improve travel speed and reliability along Van Ness Avenue through center-running bus lanes, transit signal priority, and upgraded stations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10080002 — 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: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Context triple: [Van Ness Avenue, hasPublicTransit, Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit]
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A.
Muni Metro line L
Muni Metro line L is a light rail service in San Francisco that runs between downtown and the southwestern neighborhoods, including the Castro District and the Sunset District.
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B.
Atherton line
The Atherton line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting Manchester with towns such as Swinton, Walkden, and Atherton.
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C.
McCormick Place Busway
McCormick Place Busway is a dedicated roadway in Chicago used primarily for buses and authorized vehicles to provide efficient access to the McCormick Place convention center area.
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D.
Richmond–Millbrae line
The Richmond–Millbrae line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service route in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects Richmond in the East Bay with Millbrae near San Francisco International Airport.
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E.
BART Green Line
The BART Green Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit service route that operates trains through the South Bay, including stops such as Berryessa/North San José station.
- 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: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Target entity description: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is a dedicated bus rapid transit corridor in San Francisco designed to improve travel speed and reliability along Van Ness Avenue through center-running bus lanes, transit signal priority, and upgraded stations.
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A.
Muni Metro line L
Muni Metro line L is a light rail service in San Francisco that runs between downtown and the southwestern neighborhoods, including the Castro District and the Sunset District.
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B.
Atherton line
The Atherton line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting Manchester with towns such as Swinton, Walkden, and Atherton.
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C.
McCormick Place Busway
McCormick Place Busway is a dedicated roadway in Chicago used primarily for buses and authorized vehicles to provide efficient access to the McCormick Place convention center area.
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D.
Richmond–Millbrae line
The Richmond–Millbrae line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service route in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects Richmond in the East Bay with Millbrae near San Francisco International Airport.
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E.
BART Green Line
The BART Green Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit service route that operates trains through the South Bay, including stops such as Berryessa/North San José station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus rapid transit corridor
ⓘ
public transit infrastructure project ⓘ |
| corridorName | Van Ness Avenue ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Van Ness Avenue ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature | accessible stations ⓘ |
| hasDesign | center-running configuration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
center-running bus lanes
ⓘ
dedicated bus lanes ⓘ transit signal priority ⓘ upgraded stations ⓘ |
| hasStationType | median boarding platforms ⓘ |
| hasTransitMode | bus ⓘ |
| improves |
bus travel times
ⓘ
schedule reliability ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| operatedBy | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency projects ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve transit reliability
ⓘ
improve travel speed ⓘ |
| servesCity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| servesCorridor |
Van Ness Avenue corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
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| streetType | urban arterial ⓘ |
| uses |
bus-only median lanes
ⓘ
transit signal priority system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Description of subject: Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is a dedicated bus rapid transit corridor in San Francisco designed to improve travel speed and reliability along Van Ness Avenue through center-running bus lanes, transit signal priority, and upgraded stations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.