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

… jobs restoring our water sewage systems, our highways and bridges, our public transit system and our crumbling schools, ports and public buildings.

—Ralph Nader

Examples of public transit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the federal order ending the pricing plan, the tolls have remained in effect due to a federal lawsuit filed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the state agency overseeing New York City's public transit, in an effort to keep the program intact. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

More recently, the team has encouraged fans to take public transit to games and launched sustainability efforts. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025

Several of my colleagues in the Legislature this year are pushing for $2 billion in state funding to shore up Bay Area public transit. —Jerry McNerney, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025

Navigating parking or public transportation can be a crowded mess (although public transit remains a better option than driving), so consider booking a hotel within walking or biking distance of the trees. —Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit