Washington, D.C.-Area Transportation-Related Interest and Advocacy Groups

Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation
"...a citizens' representative organization which is working to ensure that transportation issues and proposed fixes are made with community consensus."

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
"...The largest conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay. Our motto, Save the Bay, defines the organization’s mission and commitment."

Coalition for Smarter Growth
"The Coalition for Smarter Growth is made up of over 40 organizations working to fight sprawl and promote livable communities and transportation choices in the Washington DC region." Site includes news and lists actions you can take to promote smarter growth.

Dulles Corridor Transportation Web site
"Serves the high technology 'Dulles Corridor', an area extending from I-495 to Dulles Airport."

Fairfax Coalition for Smarter Growth
"...A volunteer non-profit citizens’ organization, [which] believes that urban sprawl and its attendant traffic congestion in Fairfax County have reached a critical juncture. The Coalition advocates action now to implement more sensible transportation and land use policies that will reduce our dependence on automobiles, increase our use of mass transit, create pedestrian-friendly communities in Fairfax County, preserve our remaining open spaces."

Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
"A business-citizen organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of and involvement in regional transportation issues." "Founding members included the Apartment and Office Building Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, the Northern Virginia Board of Realtors and the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association."

Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
A group that actively supports environmental legislation.

The Slugging Homepage
From the author of "Slugging: The Commuting Alternative for Washington, DC."

Smart Tag
Smart Tag is an electronic toll collection system that lets you pre-pay tolls on the Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Greenway.

Virginia Transit Online
VTA is a coalition of transit professionals and professionals from public and private organizations who know that public transportation is important to the individual mobility, a clean environment, and livable communities.

Washington Area Bicyclist Association
WABA envisions bikeways everywhere, bike lanes on all roads, bike access across all bridges, bike accommodations on all transit, and bike parking at every destination.

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
The official Web site of the project, updated as major issues arise, meetings or Open Houses are arranged, and as needed to announce project milestones. It also provides summary information of all aspects of past, present and future activities.

Also see pages of links organized by subject, top left of this page.