: 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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Renderings show a nearly 17,000‑square‑foot plaza along Forbes, restaurant space at street level, event and exhibition areas and direct connections to a future bus rapid transit station.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026 The Silver Line is a bus rapid transit system operating in dedicated tunnels.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 The law forces cities to approve taller apartment and condominium complexes around rail stops, ferry terminals and rapid transit bus stops, overriding local restrictions that might have stopped development in the past.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026 Bus rapid transit comes in different flavors, but at its core it’s designed to make buses run like trains.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit