Public transport

Public transport (Commonwealth English) comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. It is also called public transportation, public transit or mass transit (US English). While it is generally taken to include rail and bus services, wider definitions would include scheduled airline services, ferries, taxicab services etc. - any system that transports members of the general public. A further restriction that is sometimes applied is that it should take place in shared vehicles, which would exclude taxis insofar as they're not shared.

See also

• Car sharing - seen as highly complementary to public transport
• Hackney carriages
• Colectivo
• Public transport service numbering
• Public transport route planner
• Timetable
• Toilets in public transport
• Transit-oriented development
• Transit (transportation)
• Travel class
• Urban bicycling
• Urban economics

Advocacy organizations

• American Public Transportation Association
• Community Transportation Association of Americahttp://www.ctaa.org/
• Public Transport Users Association - lobby group for Victoria (Australia)
• International Association of Public Transport http://www.uitp.com/