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About Us

Inspired by Love for Transit and Community

Erin, Echo, and Rachel at the awards ceremony for the first TranspoBINGO. They all wear crowns and are laughing.

2020 TranspoBINGO winner, Eleanor Ory, in the center, along with co-organizers Erin Palmer and Rachel Maisler. Image by Ted Nigrelli used with permission.

Our Story

TranspoBINGO was launched in February 2020 by Rachel Maisler (Handlebars DC), an avid city cyclist and advocate, and Erin Palmer, a former neighborhood-level elected official in DC. Together, they spent many nights brainstorming over a shared love of active transportation and building community. 

 

TranspoBINGO is inspired by Action Committee for Transit in Montgomery County, which challenged elected officials to use only public and active transportation for a week. TranspoBINGO similarly aims to highlight the experiences of those who rely on public and active transportation.

 

Rachel and Erin's goal is simple: foster a deeper understanding of transportation networks and the challenges residents face daily due to insufficient investments in public and active transportation. TranspoBINGO encourages sustained engagement from elected officials and other transportation decisionmakers that brings a true commitment to improving transportation for everyone.​ It's also fun and a great way to build community!

Meet The Team

As TranspoBINGO grows, a Committee currently leads the event.

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TranspoBINGO has been lucky to have some incredible sponsors, including Greater Greater Washington and Coalition for Smarter Growth, both of which have sponsored the event since it started, as well as ATU Local 689, DC Families for Safe Streets, Petworth for Safer Streets, Chalk Riot, Friends of the DC Streetcar, Ward 8 Woods, Sierra Club DC Chapter, Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, The Hill is Home, Hill Family Biking, DC Family Biking, Bunch Bikes DC, Game Genius, metrobar, and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia.

 

If you are an organization that would like to sponsor TranspoBINGO, please fill out this form.

SPONSORS

Greater Greater Washington logo, featuring a large, green G. The Washington, DC regis is great and it can be greater.
DC Families for Safe Streets logo. Embedded circles of gold and black.
The Hill is Home Logo - an outline of DC with a heart over Capitol Hill. Red text aligns the upper right border of the image of DC, stating @thehillishome.com.
metrobar logo, including several colored circles (red, orange, bluge, green, yellow, and silver) representing the different Metro lines.
Coalition for Smarter Growth logo with C, S, and G in different green-colored cirlces. DC, Maryland, Virginia.
Amalgamated Transit Union - Local 689 logo, featuring a bus, metro and DC monuments.
Ward 8 Woods logo, featuring trees and a flock of birds.
Petworth for Safer Streets logo with a purple blue gradient.
Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail logo, with an outline of the Trail.
Hill Family Biking logo, featuring a star and a bicycle. Washington, DC. Est. 2023.
League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia logo in blue letters with red swoosh.
Chalk riot logo, with the name in all caps and the "i" in riot is an exclamation mark.
Sierra Club DC Chapter logo, featuring a tree and natural landscape.
Friends of the DC Streetcar logo, featuring an image of the streetcar - sleek and futuristic.
Bunch The Family Bike logo with an outline of a bunch bike.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please fill out this form.

Game Genius loco, with the letter "G" as a game tile, a die, and a chess piece.
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