mass transit
noun
chiefly US
: the transportation of large numbers of people by means of buses, subway trains, etc., especially within urban areas
also
: the system, vehicles, or facilities engaged in such transportation
I rode mass transit—first the bus, then Metro—for nearly two decades. —
Fred Barnes
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Thankfully, there is no shortage of promising ways to help pull mass transit back from the brink and cover what congestion pricing alone won’t.
—Claire Valdez, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
No one will ever confuse mass transit in Miami with mass transit in New York.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Frequently discussed plans to add mass transit to Bruce R. Watkins Drive have never materialized.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The Eastern is designed to maximize density at a location adjacent to mass transit and larger structures of similar height that already exist and are planned in the city of Los Angeles across San Vicente Boulevard from the project site, Palumbo said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Claire Valdez, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
No one will ever confuse mass transit in Miami with mass transit in New York.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Frequently discussed plans to add mass transit to Bruce R. Watkins Drive have never materialized.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The Eastern is designed to maximize density at a location adjacent to mass transit and larger structures of similar height that already exist and are planned in the city of Los Angeles across San Vicente Boulevard from the project site, Palumbo said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Mass transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20transit. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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