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

But Raman is expected to push the city to the left on public safety, while also advancing urbanist policies that favor public transit, greater housing production and the redesign of city streets to improve safety and support alternatives to driving. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Mauldin, chair of the city’s Planning Commission and an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, emphasized responsible growth, affordable housing and improvements to roads, public transit and utilities. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Levine Cava warned that services including fire rescue, libraries, roads, bridges, flood protection, parks and public transit could face cuts. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Our flexible election system allows shift workers, caregivers, public transit riders, and people with different abilities ways to vote with confidence at their convenience. — Valerie Morishige, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit