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The word transit is a noun. Transit means (1) a journey usually by ship, (2) a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod, (3) a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.
Transit is also a verb that means (1) cause or enable to pass through, (2) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction, (3) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place), (4) make a passage or journey from one place to another.
The following articles and web pages elaborate on the word transit.
- Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
The Official website for Greater Boston's Public Transportation System, run by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Site has schedules, rider tools, links that provide the best routes between places, prices, and more.
https://www.mbta.com/
- Metropolitan Transit Authority
The MTA manages transit systems and facilities in and around New York City, including city buses and subways, city bridges and tunnels, and commuter trains between New York City and its suburbs.
https://www.mta.info/
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
This is the website for the Washington D.C. Metro. Users can find maps and stations, schedules and fares, alerts and advisories, and more. There is also a destination finder that enables the user to put in beginning and ending destinations and find out how to get there. There is information for visitors, a Metro shop, and news about the Metro.
https://www.wmata.com/
- Surveyor Directory
Browse this surveyor directory for information about surveyors in the United States of America. The photograph on this page depicts a surveyor using transit level equipment.
https://surveyors.regionaldirectory.us/
The following articles provide recent transit-related news.
- The road ahead for transit in New York City in 2026 includes fare hikes
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making buses in the Big Apple "fast and free," but the MTA oversees the bus system, and there will soon be a small fare hike.
Fox News. Thursday, 01 Jan 2026 12:57:24 -0500.
- A Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31.
Victor Mather. New York Times. Wednesday, 31 Dec 2025 23:44:43 +0000.
- MetroCard art: Swiping beauty from the mundane
On December 31, New York City will officially retire the transit system's MetroCard, that ubiquitous piece of plastic used to gain entrance onto subways and buses. ...
CBS News. Sunday, 28 Dec 2025 10:23:00 -0500.
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