public transit

noun

variants US public transit or British public transport

: mass transit

… public transit remains the smartest way to navigate hectic downtowns.

—John Rosenthal

… 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

The national attention that followed her death has clouded perceptions of public transit and the safety on Charlotte’s Blue Line. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

The legislation is expected to raise more than $1 billion for the region’s mass transit systems annually with the help of a sales tax hike and a diversion of the state’s sales tax on motor fuel to public transit. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Kareem Rahma’s man-on-the-train interviews manage to celebrate the city’s eclectic characters and extensive public transit systems while providing a platform for the 21st century’s definitive art form, the hot take. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

The two candidates tangled over the future of single-family neighborhoods and Senate Bill 79, which requires that cities approve taller and denser development near certain public transit stops. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit