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

Another public transit option is one of the free trolleys that run through specific parts of the city, including Central Avenue Trolley and Downtown Looper. —India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026

The question really is why, in a world-class city where hundreds of thousands of people depend on public transit and safe foot and bike routes to get from home to work on time, our leaders did not see this pending challenge coming. —Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

To add insult to injury, RTD management is proposing 20% cuts to public transit. —Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

Kansas City is also rolling out ConnectKC26, a special World Cup transportation system that will add more than 200 buses to supplement public transit during the tournament. —Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit