mass transit
noun
chiefly US
: the transportation of large numbers of people by means of buses, subway trains, etc., especially within urban areas
also
: the system, vehicles, or facilities engaged in such transportation
I rode mass transit—first the bus, then Metro—for nearly two decades. —
Fred Barnes
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People are urged to carpool, telecommute or use mass transit.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
The arguments against congestion pricing to fund mass transit are irrefutable.
—Joe Lhota, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
But those aircraft will most likely be electric air taxis, most with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, to supplement mass transit rather than being just personal transport.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Was Hochul unaware that, according to the M.T.A., almost ninety per cent of workers in the central business district of Manhattan take mass transit?
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
The arguments against congestion pricing to fund mass transit are irrefutable.
—Joe Lhota, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
But those aircraft will most likely be electric air taxis, most with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, to supplement mass transit rather than being just personal transport.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
Was Hochul unaware that, according to the M.T.A., almost ninety per cent of workers in the central business district of Manhattan take mass transit?
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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“Mass transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20transit. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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