public transit
noun
variants
US public transit
or British public transport
: mass transit
… public transit remains the smartest way to navigate hectic downtowns.—
National Geographer Traveler
National Geographer Traveler… jobs restoring our water sewage systems, our highways and bridges, our public transit system and our crumbling schools, ports and public buildings.—Ralph Nader
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Many of the crimes took place in schools — about a tenth of the total — or on public transit.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Perfect Time to Change Your Commute (Slate) by David Zipper
Getting people out of their cars and onto public transit or bikes is a challenging task—even when good options are out there.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the successor to the industrial-labor activists who helped power the democracy movement of the nineteen-eighties, called for a general strike until Yoon is gone, potentially disrupting public transit.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
The state is slated to get a windfall of federal funding from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 to help fix crumbling highways and bridges, improve public transit and expand broadband access.
—Chris Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Perfect Time to Change Your Commute (Slate) by David Zipper
Getting people out of their cars and onto public transit or bikes is a challenging task—even when good options are out there.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the successor to the industrial-labor activists who helped power the democracy movement of the nineteen-eighties, called for a general strike until Yoon is gone, potentially disrupting public transit.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
The state is slated to get a windfall of federal funding from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 to help fix crumbling highways and bridges, improve public transit and expand broadband access.
—Chris Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Public transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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