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

Significant increases in the costs of labor and materials have made installing elevators only costlier, and that is without even considering the impact on New Yorkers with disabilities whose access to the city’s ostensibly premier public transit system will be even further delayed. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024

The district does intend to restore busing for some additional magnet schools through a partnership with the city's public transit agency, though leaders haven't announced which schools will receive transportation. —Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024

Without a direct public transit connection, such as exists at most airports throughout the country, the bottleneck will get worse with more passengers. —Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

People closest to her, as well as officials who were informed of her plans for congestion pricing in advance, insisted in interviews that the governor believed in the mission of cutting gridlock, improving air quality and generating billions for the city’s public transit system. —Claire Fahy, New York Times, 9 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above