: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence
We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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The overhaul of East Colfax Avenue for a new bus rapid transit line has deterred pedestrians from visiting the storied strip since the groundbreaking last year, business owners say.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025 Project staff are gathering feedback for the Metro Transit’s Arterial BRT Plan Update which will identify the next three arterial bus rapid transit lines known as the J, K and L lines.—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025 An Orange Line train at Assembly Station, a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 21, 2023.—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Gamble and hold, hoping for a big payday from a developer once the Colfax bus rapid transit, or BRT, project is completed?—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit
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