public transit

noun

variants US public transit or British public transport

: mass transit

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

—National Geographer Traveler

… 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

That leaves climate-change groups, public transit agencies, electric vehicle advocates and others lobbying for the remaining dollars. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025

Ross Tritt, Boerner’s representative, was asked about Boerner’s position on Senate Bill 79, which, if passed, would annul the city’s 30-foot height limit for buildings within a half-mile of public transit. —Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025

That, along with investment in capital projects that can improve public transit across South Florida, could ultimately reduce what residents pay. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

What public transit needs are flexible, scalable and inclusive systems, capable of аdapting to future challenges as well as shifts in population’s behavior. —Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit