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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The plan is to use public transit, as well as some 3000 buses corralled from all over the country.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Regional transit The Senate gave final passage to House Bill 6088, which would end the ability of Wayne County and Oakland County municipalities to opt out of the county's public transit authority, among other measures.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Concerned about crime, Beck avoids public transit, driving not only her son to Whitney Young High School but also volunteers through PiggyBack to drive another student who had qualified for the selective magnet school but had no way to get there.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But congestion pricing can’t save public transit on its own.
—Jerry Nadler, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Regional transit The Senate gave final passage to House Bill 6088, which would end the ability of Wayne County and Oakland County municipalities to opt out of the county's public transit authority, among other measures.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Concerned about crime, Beck avoids public transit, driving not only her son to Whitney Young High School but also volunteers through PiggyBack to drive another student who had qualified for the selective magnet school but had no way to get there.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But congestion pricing can’t save public transit on its own.
—Jerry Nadler, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Public transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transit. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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