: 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 county contracted with a different vendor called New Flyer to purchase new 60-foot electric buses that are used on the first leg of the county’s new rapid transit busline from Dadeland to Florida City.—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit