mass transit

noun

1. a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.

Example Sentences

They also include greener transportation efforts aimed at, among other things, electrifying buses, enhancing passenger rail, and expanding mass transit.

From Salon

That would include updates to electrical and water systems in urban cores, she said, and investments in mass transit.

From Los Angeles Times

Nazarian, 51, is running as a champion of mass transit and the environment — a “pragmatic progressive” who twice endorsed U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“Mask up, NYC!” the agency said in a social media post, featuring an illustration of passengers on mass transit masking.

From Los Angeles Times

Spending for services such as courts, libraries and mass transit was slashed, but so were budgets to make investments, slowing or halting the maintenance and construction of schools, hospitals and prisons.

From New York Times