Washington, DC

Sierra Club advocates for a stronger public transportation system by ensuring that Metro is responsive and accountable to the public and adequately funded so that the system can purchase new buses and rail cars to keep up with continuing growth in ridership. DC residents would also benefit by an expanded Metro system – including streetcar lines in D.C. and the Purple Line, a new Metrorail line that would circle the city – so that it serves more communities.

We continue to promote better information about Metrobus routes so that more people will be aware of how the system may serve them. And we advocate for streets that are safer for pedestrians and bicyclists – two non-polluting means of transportation.

Sierra Club - Washington, DC Chapter
DC Chapter Transportation Committee

Useful DC Links:
DC Bike Map · Brookings Institute Study: "A Region Divided · DC Public Officials

Sign me up to help protect our communities' environment and public heath. Together we can put in place solutions that work for our families and our future.

Streetcars for DC
With all the benefits that streetcars offer—support for local businesses, more manageable commutes, connections between neighborhoods divided by freeways or rivers, and decreases in the tailpipe pollution that causes asthma and global warming—we can’t afford to wait years for action.

11th Street Bridge Replacement
The proposal to expand the 11th Street Bridge threatens to destroy parkland and dump thousands of cars and trucks on neighborhood streets. DC residents deserve better.

Map of DC's Future Streetcar System

Related Actions:

Take Action for Better Metro Service
Make your voice heard to improve Metro service. Contact your public officials and urge them to act to get the new buses and railcars needed to relieve overcrowding. Improving Metro helps more people choose transit over driving, and is one of our best local solutions to global warming.

Tell DC Officials we want Streetcars now!
Energy-efficient public transportation---coming soon to a DC neighborhood near you?

End the Delays: Bring Streetcars to DC!
An energy-efficient transportation choice. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you?

Related News:

Environmental group urges advocacy on Metro issues
Washington Examiner 22, 2007
"Activists from the Sierra Club spent Wednesday morning at Metrorail stations throughout the region urging riders to publicly oppose fare increases and service reductions."

Metro Riders Demand Better Metro Service Without Fare Hikes
Sierra Club Press Room 21, 2007
“Metro takes 580,000 cars off the road each weekday and eliminates more than 10,000 tons of pollution each year:” noted Grace Cunningham, also with the Sierra Club. “Riders are already paying their fair share for a public service that benefits all of us.”