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A transit district is created to give it the power of the government in dealing with solving problems related to [[Public transport|transit]] issues. This includes the powers of [[eminent domain]] to obtain space for [[Right-of-way (transportation)|rights-of-way]] (e.g. for [[railway]]s or [[Guided busway|busway]]s), the ability to impose [[excise tax|excise]], [[income tax|income]], [[property tax|property]], and/or [[sales tax|sales]] [[tax]]es to fund subsidies of operating costs of local transportation, and the ability to operate independently of the cities and counties that the transit district operates within. A transit district may also have its own [[transit police]] force, although in some areas the local police provide a special bureau for this purpose.
A transit district is created to give it the power of the government in dealing with solving problems related to [[Public transport|transit]] issues. This includes the powers of [[eminent domain]] to obtain space for [[Right-of-way (transportation)|rights-of-way]] (e.g. for [[railway]]s or [[Guided busway|busway]]s), the ability to impose [[excise tax|excise]], [[income tax|income]], [[property tax|property]], and/or [[sales tax|sales]] [[tax]]es to fund subsidies of operating costs of local transportation, and the ability to operate independently of the cities and counties that the transit district operates within. A transit district may also have its own [[transit police]] force, although in some areas the local police provide a special bureau for this purpose.


Some of the more famous transit districts in the U.S. include:
Some of the largest transit districts in the U.S. include:
* The [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)]], serving 12 counties in southeastern [[New York (state)|New York state]] including [[New York City]], along with two counties in southwestern Connecticut under contract to the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]];
* The [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)]], serving 12 counties in southeastern [[New York (state)|New York state]] including [[New York City]], along with two counties in southwestern Connecticut under contract to the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]];
* The [[New York City Transit Authority]] which operates [[New York City]]'s subway trains and municipal buses;<ref>{{Cite web| title=The MTA Network - Public Transportation for the New York Region | publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] | url=http://www.mta.info/mta/network.htm }}</ref>
* The [[New York City Transit Authority]] which operates [[New York City]]'s subway trains and municipal buses;<ref>{{Cite web| title=The MTA Network - Public Transportation for the New York Region | publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] | url=http://www.mta.info/mta/network.htm }}</ref>
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* The former [[Southern California Rapid Transit District]], which operated most of the bus systems in [[Los Angeles County, California]] as well as parts of [[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] and [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] counties from August 18, 1964, until April 1, 1993, when it was converted into the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]];
* The former [[Southern California Rapid Transit District]], which operated most of the bus systems in [[Los Angeles County, California]] as well as parts of [[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] and [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] counties from August 18, 1964, until April 1, 1993, when it was converted into the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]];
* The [[Chicago Transit Authority]], which operates all bus routes which run within the boundaries of Chicago, as well as the [[Chicago 'L']];
* The [[Chicago Transit Authority]], which operates all bus routes which run within the boundaries of Chicago, as well as the [[Chicago 'L']];
* The [[Sound Transit|Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority]], shortened to Sound Transit (ST), which operates ''[[Sounder commuter rail|Sounder]]'' (commuter rail), [[Link Light Rail|Link]] (light rail), and [[Sound Transit Express|ST Express]] bus service in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]];
* The [[Sound Transit|Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority]], shortened to Sound Transit (ST), which operates ''[[Sounder commuter rail|Sounder]]'' (commuter rail), [[Link Light Rail|Link]] (light rail), and [[Sound Transit Express|ST Express]] bus service in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Cho |first=Aileen |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Providing Safe, 'Sound' Transit in the Emerald City |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/59079-providing-safe-sound-transit-in-the-emerald-city |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |accessdate=July 7, 2025}}</ref>
* The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA), which operates the ''[[FrontRunner]]'' (commuter rail), [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] (light rail), and bus service along the [[Wasatch Front]] ([[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake]]-[[Ogden, Utah|Odgen]]-[[Provo, Utah|Provo]] metropolitan area);
* The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA), which operates the ''[[FrontRunner]]'' (commuter rail), [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] (light rail), and bus service along the [[Wasatch Front]] ([[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake]]-[[Ogden, Utah|Odgen]]-[[Provo, Utah|Provo]] metropolitan area);


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