: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
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We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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The transit agency is trying to erect new fare gates, beautify stations, reopen the streetcar and complete rapid transit projects all in the next few months.—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Those include a rail or bus rapid transit station, or a ferry terminal.—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026 Transformative urban development projects are being planned across Abidjan, including a rapid transit system opening in 2028.—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 Crews renovating the street to make room for a new bus rapid transit line have made progress, as the standing arches at some of the future bus stops proclaim.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit