Transportation authority

Short description: Government agency responsible for transportation-related matters

Headquarters of the United States Department of Transportation

A transportation authority, transportation agency, or transportation department is a government agency that regulates, manages, or administers transportation-related matters, such as roads, transportation infrastructure, traffic management, or traffic code.[1][2]

Transportation authorities go by a number of names, such as "department of transportation" or "ministry of transport", among others. They often manage other government agencies that oversee specific fields of transportation, such as civil aviation authorities, highway authorities, logistics regulators, rail transport regulators, maritime transport regulators, and transportation safety boards.

Some transportation authorities, such as Greater Vancouver's TransLink, have the power to impose excise taxes (fuel taxes) on gasoline, diesel fuel, and other motor fuels.

In North America, the term "transportation authority" is often used to refer to public transport agencies operating buses and rapid transit in metropolitan areas, otherwise referred to as transit districts or passenger transport executives. Examples of such public transport authorities (or public transit authorities) include the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Greater Montreal’s Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain.

## References

1. ↑ "Department of Transportation" (in en). Merriam-Webster Inc.. https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/Department of Transportation.
2. ↑ Black, Henry Campbell; Garner, Bryan Andrew (2009). Black's law dictionary (9th ed.). St. Paul, Minn: West. p. 502. ISBN 978-0314199492.

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Public transport

Bus service|

* Bus
* driver
* list
* Bus rapid transit
* Charabanc
* Express bus
* Guided bus
* Intercity bus
* driver
* Open top bus
* Public light bus
* Rail replacement bus
* Shuttle bus
* Transit bus
* Trolleybus

Rail|

* Cable car
* Commuter rail
* Elevated railway
* Funicular
* Heavy rail
* Heritage railway
* Heritage streetcar
* High-speed rail
* Higher-speed rail
* Horsecar
* Inter-city rail
* Interurban
* Light rail
* Maglev Train
* Medium-capacity rail system
* Monorail
* Narrow-gauge railway
* People mover
* Railbus
* Rapid transit
* Regional rail
* Rubber-tyred metro
* Street running
* Suspension railway
* Tram
* Tram-train
* Vactrain

Vehicles
for hire|

* Auto rickshaw
* Boda boda
* Combination bus
* Cycle rickshaw
* Dollar van
* Dolmuş
* Gondola
* Hackney carriage
* Jeepney
* Limousine
* Motorcycle taxi
* Marshrutka
* Nanny van
* Paratransit
* Personal rapid transit
* Pesero
* Public light bus
* Pulled rickshaw
* Share taxi
* Songthaew
* Taxicab
* Tuk tuk

Carpooling|

* Car jockey
* Flexible carpooling
* Real-time ridesharing
* Slugging
* Vanpool

Ship|

* Cable ferry
* Ferry
* Hovercraft
* Hydrofoil
* Ocean liner
* Water taxi

Other
transport|

* Aerial tramway
* Airline
* Airliner
* Carsharing
* Elevator
* Escalator
* Gondola lift
* Horse-drawn vehicle
* Hyperloop
* Micromobility
* Bicycle-sharing
* Scooter-sharing
* Moving walkway
* Trackless train

Locations|

* Airport
* Bus bulb
* Bus garage (bus depot)
* Bus lane
* Bus stand
* Bus station
* Bus stop
* Bus terminus
* Bus turnout (bus bay)
* Dry dock
* Ferry terminal
* Hangar
* Harbor
* Interchange station
* Kassel kerb
* Layover
* Metro station
* Park and ride
* Port
* Queue jump
* Taxicab stand
* Train station
* Tram stop
* Transit mall
* Transport hub

Ticketing
and fares|

* Automated fare collection
* Bus advertising
* Contract of carriage
* Dead mileage
* Exit fare
* Fare avoidance
* Fare evasion
* Farebox recovery ratio
* Free public transport
* Free travel pass
* Integrated ticketing
* Manual fare collection
* Money train
* Paid area
* Proof-of-payment
* Reduced fare program
* Smart cards
* Ticket machine
* Transfer
* Transit pass

Routing|

* Circle route
* Cross-city route
* Network length
* Non-revenue track
* Radial route
* Transport network

Facilities|

* Checked baggage
* First class
* Sleeper
* Standing passenger
* Travel class

Scheduling|

* Bus bunching
* Clock-face scheduling
* Headway
* On-time performance
* Public transport timetable
* Short turn

Politics|

* Airport security
* Rail subsidies
* Security
* Transit district
* Transit police
* Transit-oriented development (TOD)
* Transportation authority

Other topics|

* Boarding
* Bus rapid transit creep
* Crush load
* Destination sign
* Dwell time
* Hail and ride
* Prohibited activities
* Request stop
* Passenger load factor
* Transit map

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