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The number of people using public transportation in the state increased by about 2.7 million, or 4 percent, last year.

"They can't seem to figure out how to get around on public transportation like the rest of us."

Here, the issue is behavior not in cars but on public transportation.

Several means of public transportation are also available within the city.

It has to be close to my home and near public transportation because I do not drive.

But he had the choice to take public or other transportation.

How can I get across the state by public transportation?

We have too few of these within easy reach by public transportation.

There is no public transportation within or through the town.

In the early days of public transportation, such a question would have made no sense.