: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
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We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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The Clifton Corridor bus rapid transit project could take between 13 and 18 years to complete if a new Armour Yards MARTA station is chosen as the northern endpoint.—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026 The Denver Regional Council of Governments, also known as DRCOG, is kicking off a project to advance bus rapid transit implementation in the Denver region.—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 The county contracted with a different vendor called New Flyer to purchase new 60-foot electric buses that are used on the first leg of the county’s new rapid transit busline from Dadeland to Florida City.—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 Those include a rail or bus rapid transit station, or a ferry terminal.—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit