: 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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Bus rapid transit boosted business for some cities; others lost beloved local shops.—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025 While rail is unlikely, Matthews would still receive millions annually for road projects, including sidewalks and bike lanes, and possibly a bus rapid transit system.
Tofano, who commutes via bus from Matthews to Charlotte, supports bus rapid transit and micro transit.—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 The outage halted operations at Puerto Rico's rapid transit system, forced the closure of shopping centers—including the Caribbean's largest mall—and triggered widespread reliance on generators.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Dozens of people were forced to walk next to the rails of the rapid transit system that serves the capital, San Juan, while scores of businesses including the biggest mall in the Caribbean were forced to close.—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit
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