: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
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We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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The project team said their vision could be a temporary way to activate the tunnels as funds are raised and plans are made for rapid transit.—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 By mid-2018, the Pulse's years-long construction — which removed hundreds of street parking spaces and dotted Broad with traffic cones for years — was finally wrapped and the rapid transit line was running.—Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 The elevated rapid transit system and subway shut down.—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 The other options convert all or some of the Silver Line to bus rapid transit — with buses in dedicated lanes that have traffic signal priority, elevated platforms and enhanced stations.—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit
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