public transportation
noun
chiefly US
: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government
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Officials are instructed to organize solid waste collection, maintain safe needle disposal sites and provide information about resources such as warming and cooling sites and public transportation.
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Aki Nace, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Those who voted against said they were concerned, in part, by the traffic impact if Mecklenburg County voters reject a November referendum for a 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for roads and public transportation, including the Red Line.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
For those without the ability to work from home, efforts to reduce congestion or invest in faster and more reliable public transportation—worthy goals, though much harder to attain—would almost certainly help.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet many residents would still rather spend nearly three full days a year stuck in traffic than take public transportation.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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Aki Nace, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Those who voted against said they were concerned, in part, by the traffic impact if Mecklenburg County voters reject a November referendum for a 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for roads and public transportation, including the Red Line.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
For those without the ability to work from home, efforts to reduce congestion or invest in faster and more reliable public transportation—worthy goals, though much harder to attain—would almost certainly help.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet many residents would still rather spend nearly three full days a year stuck in traffic than take public transportation.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public transportation
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“Public transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transportation. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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