protransit
American urban policy slang for someone who strongly supports expanding and funding public transportation systems — buses, light rail, subway networks, and the infrastructure that connects them.
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American urban policy slang for someone who strongly supports expanding and funding public transportation systems — buses, light rail, subway networks, and the infrastructure that connects them. Protransit advocates argue for reduced car dependency, better city planning, and investment in mass transit as a climate and equity issue. The term appears frequently in urbanism communities, city council debates, and Reddit threads about why your city's public transit is bad.
The new city councillor ran on a fiercely protransit platform, promising to triple the bike lane network and add three new bus rapid transit lines.
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(US) In favour of public transport.
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