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Originally Posted by Future Mayor
No, he said Transit investment because that's exactly what he was referring to, "Transit" What you are referring to with I-15 and other roads is "Transportation Investment"
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Transit and transportation mean almost the same thing - they just differ in what is actually being transported and what is doing the transporting. In Portuguese, "transito" actually refers to automobile traffic and "transporte publico" refers to mass transit. In English, however, the terms mean almost the same thing. "Transit" refers to the general carrying of goods and people whereas "transportation" refers to a network or transit structure doing the carrying. So, put simply, transit is the general movement of goods and people and transportation is the system of infrastructure carrying the goods and people. Although "transportation" may also refer to the action of moving goods and people.
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"Define:Transit"
Definition (Noun): The carrying of people, goods, or materials from one place to another.
"Define: Transportation"
Definition (Noun): A system or means of transporting people or goods. (Verb) The action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported.
I asume that is why this thread is titled "Utah Transit News" because it refers to the general carrying of goods and people in Utah, not exclusively mass-transit. I didn`t mean to be annoying about this, I just wanted to point out that there has been a lot invested in general transit infrastructures in addition to mass transit in Utah. I also wanted to point out that many of us on here tend to mix up terms, such as using "transit" to exclusively refer to "mass-transit" when it may refer to any developments related to the airport, rails, roads, freeways, etc (movement of goods, people, or materials). If you are just talking about rails and buses, then be clear that you are talking about "mass-transit".