Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District
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The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District is the multi-county taxing and service area in Washington State within which Sound Transit plans, funds, and operates regional bus, light rail, and commuter rail services.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority | 3 |
| Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District canonical | 1 |
| Sound Transit South King County subarea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10032534 — 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: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District Context triple: [Sound Transit, jurisdiction, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District]
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A.
Kitsap Transit
Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency serving Kitsap County, Washington, providing bus, ferry, and related transit services in the region.
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B.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the public transportation agency serving the St. Louis metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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C.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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D.
King County Metro services
King County Metro services are the primary public bus and transit routes operating throughout King County, Washington, including connections to major hubs like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle.
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E.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
- 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: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District Target entity description: The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District is the multi-county taxing and service area in Washington State within which Sound Transit plans, funds, and operates regional bus, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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A.
Kitsap Transit
Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency serving Kitsap County, Washington, providing bus, ferry, and related transit services in the region.
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B.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the public transportation agency serving the St. Louis metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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C.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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D.
King County Metro services
King County Metro services are the primary public bus and transit routes operating throughout King County, Washington, including connections to major hubs like International District/Chinatown Station in Seattle.
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E.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transit service district
ⓘ
special purpose taxing district ⓘ |
| contains |
King County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Pierce County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
Snohomish County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Snohomish County
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | regional high-capacity transit ⓘ |
| funds |
regional transit capital projects
ⓘ
regional transit operations ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
ⓘ
Sound Transit ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RTA District ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryDefinedBy |
participating cities and unincorporated areas within King County
ⓘ
participating cities and unincorporated areas within Pierce County ⓘ participating cities and unincorporated areas within Snohomish County ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Revised Code of Washington ⓘ |
| legalStatus | political subdivision of Washington State ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Puget Sound region
ⓘ
linked to:
Puget Sound region
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| overseenBy | Sound Transit Board of Directors ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Puget Sound region
|
| purpose |
to fund regional transit services
ⓘ
to operate regional transit services ⓘ to plan regional transit services ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Everett metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle–Everett metropolitan area
Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ Tacoma metropolitan area ⓘ |
| serviceAreaOf | Sound Transit ⓘ |
| serviceBrand |
Link light rail
ⓘ
Sound Transit Express ⓘ
linked to:
Sound Transit
Sounder commuter rail ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail service
ⓘ
light rail service ⓘ regional bus service ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| taxingAuthorityFor | Sound Transit ⓘ |
| taxType |
motor vehicle excise tax
ⓘ
property tax (limited areas) ⓘ sales and use tax ⓘ |
| transitModeSupported |
bus
ⓘ
commuter rail ⓘ light rail ⓘ |
| transportationFocus |
high-capacity transit
ⓘ
public transit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District Description of subject: The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District is the multi-county taxing and service area in Washington State within which Sound Transit plans, funds, and operates regional bus, light rail, and commuter rail services.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
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linked to: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District
linked to: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District
linked to: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District
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governingBody
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Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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linked to: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority District