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

The chain wants to build another station on the east side of the city near Irvington, but is facing some pushback as opponents have criticized the plan for catering to cars in a heavy public transit corridor. —Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025

Now federal and state funding rather than fare revenue largely determined the quality of the city’s public transit. —Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

Stein’s endorsement comes just over two weeks before early voting begins and as Charlotte reckons with safety concerns on its public transit system after a high-profile stabbing. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025

Replacing cars with public transit is not the answer. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for public transit

• paratransit