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

The New York Times shared the story of 75-year-old Mary Bucklew, a public transit retiree living in Delaware, who had been paying just a $25 monthly co-pay through her health insurance plan to receive Ozempic for weight loss. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025

Zohran Mamdani picked a decommissioned subway station beneath City Hall as the venue for his private swearing-in ceremony as New York City's new mayor — a symbolic choice for a candidate who rode to victory on pledges such as free public transit. —Emma Bowman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025

All 67 of the state’s counties have some kind of public transit. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025

Public Transit As a proudly sustainable, forward-thinking city, Valencia offers an abundance of public transit options, including 60 bus lines, five major metro lines, and four tram lines—most accessible via one public transport card. —Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit