public transit
noun
variants
US public transit
or British public transport
: mass transit
… public transit remains the smartest way to navigate hectic downtowns.—
National Geographer Traveler
National Geographer Traveler… jobs restoring our water sewage systems, our highways and bridges, our public transit system and our crumbling schools, ports and public buildings.—Ralph Nader
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But Chicago’s public transit systems are set to get gut-punched early next year by a funding deficit in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Changes include: Children 12 and under may use public transit for free.
—K. Mauser, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
The top challenges confronting Detroiters are housing, public transit, public safety and jobs, Young said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Whether Beep has scored an industry-first or not would require some hair-splitting in the arcane world of public transit.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Changes include: Children 12 and under may use public transit for free.
—K. Mauser, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
The top challenges confronting Detroiters are housing, public transit, public safety and jobs, Young said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Whether Beep has scored an industry-first or not would require some hair-splitting in the arcane world of public transit.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Public transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transit. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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