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

Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026

Those certainly aren’t working people with strict schedules or who rely on public transit. —Haylee Rea, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

Juan Sebastian Arias is executive director of Elevated Chicago, which promotes more equitable development around Chicago’s public transit infrastructure. —Juan Sebastian Arias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

ReedPop How to get to BookCon Attendees are encouraged to use public transit or walk to get to the Javits Center. —Riley Rourke, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit