: 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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That includes the Rapid A-Line, a bus rapid transit service connecting downtown Atlanta to neighborhoods including Summerhill, Peoplestown, and the Beltline Southside Trail.—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Instead of expanding the highway, Taylor Harrington, Javan Joel and Whitney Vanhouten would like to see one of the lanes convert into a rapid transit lane for shuttles.—Desiree Mathurin
april 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026 Miami-Dade County designated the Citadel site as part of a rapid transit zone, special areas where the authorities greatly expedite the zoning approval process.—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 The city evaluated five alternatives to expand light rail transit or bus rapid transit in the area.—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit