Ma'anar ƙamus na "shirin zirga-zirgar jama'a" yana nufin tsarin sufuri wanda ke samuwa ga jama'a kuma yawanci yana aiki akan tsarin da aka saita tare da takamaiman hanyoyi. Tafiyar jama'a na iya haɗawa da bas, jiragen ƙasa, hanyoyin karkashin kasa, layin dogo, ko wasu nau'ikan jigilar jama'a. Manufar zirga-zirgar jama'a ita ce samar da hanyar sufuri mai araha, inganci, da kuma isa ga mutane don tafiya cikin birni ko yanki.