public transportation
noun
chiefly US
: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government
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Without government support, the people operating the vehicles that make up public transportation become overworked and underpaid, leading to strikes.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The payments are then invested in projects like expanding EV charging networks, improving public transportation, and restoring wildlife ecosystems.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, about 61% of outer borough residents in poverty take public transportation into work.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The taxes themselves will go toward repairing New York City’s subway system, and New York officials hope the program will reduce rush hour traffic for commuters by funneling some motorists toward public transportation options.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
The payments are then invested in projects like expanding EV charging networks, improving public transportation, and restoring wildlife ecosystems.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, about 61% of outer borough residents in poverty take public transportation into work.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The taxes themselves will go toward repairing New York City’s subway system, and New York officials hope the program will reduce rush hour traffic for commuters by funneling some motorists toward public transportation options.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Public transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transportation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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