variants:
US public transit
or British public transport
Definition of public transit
: 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
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The first known use of public transit was in 1847
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