public transportation
noun
chiefly US
: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government
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The plan also includes additional public transportation to accommodate what is currently a transit desert.
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Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
The strike brought the county’s public transportation to a standstill, with the roughly 100,000 people who use VTA services daily having to find alternative forms of transit.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Choosing public transportation, not only saves money but also plays a part in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most New Yorkers are used to walking everywhere or taking public transportation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
The strike brought the county’s public transportation to a standstill, with the roughly 100,000 people who use VTA services daily having to find alternative forms of transit.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Choosing public transportation, not only saves money but also plays a part in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Most New Yorkers are used to walking everywhere or taking public transportation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public transportation
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“Public transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transportation. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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