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Definition of Public transport

1. Noun. Conveyance for passengers or mail or freight.

Definition of Public transport

1. Noun. (U.K.) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (usually for a fee); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Transport

Literary usage of Public transport

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Local public transport is well developed. About 4.9% of fuel excise tax revenues are earmarked for the promotion of public transport and allocated to the ..."

2. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001)
"... of rapid economic growth, road transport's domination of the modal split has been accompanied by decreases in the shares of rail and public transport. ..."

3. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Improving public transport Until a rapid increase in national rail infrastructure investment was made in the late 1990s, investment in improving public ..."

4. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Measures include dedicated bus lanes, expansion of local rail networks, fuel cell powered public transport buses, and low- emission shuttle buses travelling ..."

5. Report of the Hundred and Twenty Second Round Table on Transport Economics by ECMT Staff, (Paris) European Conference of Ministers, Ecmt, SourceOECD (Online service), Centre Economic Research, Economic Research Centre, (Paris) Round Table on Transport Economi (2003)
"public transport Belgian public transport companies at the national, regional and local level, namely, the Societe Nationale des Chemins de Per Beiges (SNCB ..."

6. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"There are signs that the number of public transport passengers is beginning ... The government's minimum involvement in urban public transport issues should ..."

7. CO2 Emissions from Transport by Mary Crass (1997)
"Improved public transport systems Improving the public transport system alone will ... High-quality public transport may help to retain jobs and commercial ..."

8. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Historically, Madrid's transport policy has been oriented towards improving public transport infrastructure. For example, since 1995 the Madrid autonomous ..."

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