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

Mamdani’s agenda—rent freezes, universal childcare, free public transit—echoes the frustrations of a city where affordability and dignity have become luxuries. —Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

And Mamdani also did significantly better in election districts with more public transit riders, mostly renters, or more public housing projects, while Cuomo did better in districts with more drivers and mostly homeowners. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

Hot button issues for District 6 residents include industrial development, housing affordability and public transit improvements. —Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Other passed amendments would explore raising the county's wheel tax to fund public transit and place security personnel and sheriff's deputies on buses to enforce safety and fare payment. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit