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  2. Public transport - Wikipedia

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    Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip.

  3. Public transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States is served by a wide array of public transportation, including various forms of bus, rail, ferry, and sometimes, airline services. Most public transit systems are in urban areas with enough density and public demand to require public transportation; most US cities have some form of public transit. [1]

  4. Outline of public transport - Wikipedia

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    Paratransit - Special transportation services for people with disabilities, often provided as a supplement to fixed-route bus and rail systems by public transit agencies. Pulled rickshaw - A mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people.

  5. Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This includes all aspects of transportation, including the movement of goods and the purchase of all transportation-related products and services as well as the movement of people". [70] Employment in the transportation and material moving industry accounted for 7.4% of all employment, and was the 5th largest employment group in the United States.

  6. Wikipedia:Public transport - Wikipedia

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    The transit agency's own site can be used to source some of the article's information once notability has been established. The information provided in the articles meets the inclusion guidelines below; Articles on bus routes may require frequent updates, as their routes and schedules often change.

  7. American Public Transportation Association - Wikipedia

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    More than 90 percent of the people using public transportation in the United States ride on APTA member systems. APTA's membership consists of more than 320 public transit agencies, including New York MTA, the nation's largest transit system, as well as transportation-related businesses and organizations. Members are engaged in every aspect of ...

  8. List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership - Wikipedia

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    Percentage of public transport commuters in major U.S. cities in 2021. The following is a list of United States cities of 100,000+ inhabitants with the 50 highest rates of public transit commuting to work, according to data from the 2015 American Community Survey.

  9. Public transport planning - Wikipedia

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    Public transport planning or transit planning is the spatial planning professional discipline responsible for developing public transport systems. [1] It is a hybrid discipline involving aspects of transport engineering and traditional urban planning . [ 2 ]