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Capital Sierran- July 2017 Quarterly Newsletter
July 27, 2017
The DC Sierra Club is pleased to bring back the Capital Sierran, a quarterly newsletter for our members and supporters about the critical environmental issues the Sierra Club is working on here in the District of Columbia.In this issue, you...
DC Chapter Testimony on the Green Bank
July 14, 2017
Testimony of Mark Rodeffer Chair of the D.C. Sierra Club before the Transportation and Environment Committee
DC Employees Deserve Flexible Commuter Benefits
June 13, 2017
The Sierra Club - Washington, DC Chapter has endorsed the Transportation Benefits Equity Act, commonly known as "parking cash-out." This bill would make the District one of a few jurisdictions nationally that fulfill the Club's goal (as articulated...
Sierra Club implores DC Council to restore streetcar capital funding
June 12, 2017
[Read the letter in PDF format.]Phil MendelsonChairman, Council of the District of Columbia1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20004June 12, 2017Dear Chairman Mendelson and members of the DC Council,The Sierra Club, Washington DC Chapter is...
DC Chapter Passes DC Statehood Resolution
May 25, 2017
On May 24, the Sierra Club DC Chapter passed the resolution below supporting DC Statehood.
RESOLUTION ON STATEHOOD FOR THE PEOPLE IN DC
Whereas, the rights of the residents of the District of Columbia are abridged when the...
DC Sierra Club urges safer bicycling conditions on New York Ave NE
May 22, 2017
The Sierra Club's Washington DC chapter recently issued the following statement regarding DDOT's New York Avenue Streetscape and Trail Project.
DC Sierra Club urges dedicated streetcar lanes through downtown DC
May 22, 2017
The District of Columbia chapter of the Sierra Club continues to support the expansion of the District's east-west streetcar line as a crucial way to improve zero-emissions multimodal mobility across the District. The chapter issued the following...
DC Sierra Club urges safer bicycling conditions on New York Ave NE
May 17, 2017
The Sierra Club's Washington DC chapter recently issued the following statement regarding DDOT's New York Avenue Streetscape and Trail Project.
The Sierra Club, Washington DC Chapter urges the Mayor to adopt the study’s recommendations, and budget for limited-stop bus service for 14th St. NW.
April 21, 2017
The Sierra Club's Washington, DC Chapter endorses a call for a limited stop bus on 14th St. NW. The Sierra Club's Policy on Urban Environment, adopted in 1986, urges the "improvement of transit systems, including operating... subsidies...
Sierra Club, DC Chapter Supports Adding Express Bus Service on 14th St. NW
March 28, 2017
The Sierra Club's Washington, DC Chapter endorses a call for a limited stop bus on 14th St. NW. The Sierra Club's Policy on Urban Environment, adopted in 1986, urges the "improvement of transit systems, including operating... subsidies...