How to Use mass transit in a Sentence

mass transit

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  • Much of the proceeds have gone instead to mass transit.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The plan also call for $25 billion per year for a decade to fund mass transit.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2022
  • So many of our employees have gone to mass transit or to Uber.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 June 2022
  • It is meant to be a neighborhood park that users can walk to or take mass transit.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • Commerce will thrive as taxis and scooter rentals fill the gap left by mass transit.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The jump in gas prices could prove to be a litmus test for Metro and mass transit in general.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Asian standouts Seven of the top 19 cities hailed for their mass transit systems are in Asia.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Much of her work aims to make mass transit more enticing for commuters.
    — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • But with a federal grant of $6.88 billion—the largest for mass transit ever—is a major step.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In each of the three states, masks must still be worn in health-care facilities and on mass transit, for example.
    — Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The site is ideal for mass transit access, reducing the need for parking.
    — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • His tenure gave a glimpse of his future as a mass transit advocate.
    — Wire Reports, oregonlive, 3 May 2022
  • The fighting in Ukraine’s east is forcing a mass migration to the west that is crowding mass transit centers and trains and jamming roads.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Revenue from the federal gas tax funds the Highway Trust Fund, which is used to pay for transportation and mass transit projects.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2022
  • In this Shangri-La, there’s no traffic or pollution, just green space, amenities and high-speed mass transit.
    — Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • In some cities, more people are returning to mass transit as concerns over Covid ease.
    — New York Times, 1 July 2022
  • The shootings came at a time where violent crime on the city’s mass transit system has captured headlines.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022
  • Along the with new trails will also come more comfortable mass transit bus stops and trees lining the pathways, Argo said.
    — Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 3 July 2023
  • This is frankly a relief for an industry that was never scaled to be a mass transit system and has been overwhelmed over the last couple of years.
    — Brian Foley, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • As opposed to drowning in oceans of parking, malls in those regions are frequently hooked up to mass transit.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022
  • Mandates continue to be in place on mass transit such as subways and buses.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 June 2022
  • The traffic in Toronto is terrible too, but mass transit there goes directly to the ballpark.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Nothing so expedites that change — smooths it out, enhances and enables it — as mass transit.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The microbus, a sort of mass transit minivan, was transporting people from Sohag province to Cairo, the statement said.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The agency recommends using mass transit to commute to the airport.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
  • The areas with the most evictions are located centrally near job hubs, freeways and mass transit.
    — AZCentral.com, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Starting Monday, some worked from home and others took mass transit, but many simply endured the delays.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Jumping on a crowded, dirty underground train might not bring you any closer to nature, but mass transit is one of the greenest ways to travel.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2023
  • It’s used to transmit encrypted data and commands in pipelines, railways, the electric grid, mass transit, and freight trains.
    — WIRED, 24 July 2023
  • The shuttles seek to lessen the dependence on the motor vehicle and encourage the use of mass transit alternatives.
    — Mike Savino, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024

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