TranspoBINGO 2025 Board & Rules of Play

It’s a new square! In honor of this year’s forward-looking theme, make a transpo commitment to your future self! Whether it’s biking once a week, walking more, or using public transit instead of driving, small changes add up over time. See if you can honor your resolution for the week of TranspoBINGO, and then check in with us during next year’s game to hold yourself accountable.

It’s a new square! Explore the connections that will shape the future of our region. Whether it’s new train stops, new bus routes, or new trail connections, these transit spots are key to creating a more connected, sustainable future. Take a trip to one of these locations and imagine the possibilities of a world with better access, faster trips, and greener options for all. Where will the future of transit take you?

It’s a creator favorite! Take a moment each day to thank the heroes who keep our public transit and public spaces running smoothly. From transit workers to Department of Public Works trash collectors, these everyday champions help our systems move and our communities thrive. Learn more about ATU Local 689, our local transit worker union, and meet our transit worker heroes at MLK Library on March 6. Whether it’s a letter, a sign, or a simple wave, show your appreciation for their hard work.

Us nerds love our city services requests. They improve our streets and public spaces. Submit a “Traffic Safety Input” request for traffic calming at an intersection or other specific location, request traffic calming around a school to protect families and staff, report broken infrastructure like damaged bollards, a needed crosswalk, or missing bike lane striping, or even report a full or missing public trash can to keep public spaces clean! The more city services requests the better.

We love active transportation and we love our local small businesses. Travel to support a local small business, and give a shoutout to both! (We’ve even inspired other bingo games supporting our local small businesses!) Bonus: February 28 is a great day to support local small businesses and mark some TranspoBINGO squares—shopping local and highlighting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Universal design ensures public spaces are accessible to everyone, regardless of age or ability. Read the District’s latest Olmstead Plan, a community integration plan that outlines strategies to enhance accessibility for people with disabilities and/or learn from the Institute for Human Centered Design’s work on creating more inclusive public spaces and transit. Then, test our city’s accessibility: Enjoy a public bench and take note of where more seating is needed around the city. Use or identify a public bathroom, then highlight areas where more public restrooms are necessary. Or appreciate a bus stop shelter and note where additional shelters are needed to improve safety and comfort. How can our district’s transit and infrastructure become more accessible to all?

Transpo to the Future is all about exploring new ways to get around, and that includes trying out transportation options you might not have experienced before. Take a trip on a new-to-you Metro line or bus route and share where it took you and what you learned. Explore a new mode of transportation, whether it’s a scooter, electric bike, or roller skates. This is your chance to dive into different modes, discover what works, and find a few surprises in how transportation technology reboots your journey.

Active transportation, public spaces, AND beautifying our neighborhoods. It’s a TranspoBINGO sweet spot and creator favorite. Join one of our sponsor community cleanups hosted by Ward 8 Woods or the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail. Keep track of how much trash you collect by bags or weight. And help create a litter free future!

Track your personal transportation data during TranspoBINGO! Calculate your miles traveled on Metro, Capital Bikeshare, or even your steps. Determine your environmental impact by sharing how your non-car travel reduces your carbon footprint. Check out Metro Rewind for a recap of your 2024 trips, carbon savings, and more. You can get even more detailed with goDCgo’s trip tracking study to measure your impact on sustainable travel. Celebrate your travel milestones and share your findingsーhow does your personal impact contribute to a more sustainable and climate-resilient future?

Ever dream of bringing a mattress on Metrobus or jugs of milk on your handlebars? Challenge yourself to carry something unusual while using active transportation! Take your bike on the bus or trainーit’s been easy since 2019, and it’s a fan favorite. Let us know how it worked for you, or try something new to see what you can transport in your daily trips!

It’s a new-ish square! This one’s for the ambitious (and hopefully some of our elected officials)! Can you make it through an entire week without using a car? About 36% of DC residents don’t rely on personal vehicles and we challenge you to join them. Or complete a multi-modal trip, using 4+ modes of active transportation, visit all Metro stations, transpo to all of DC’s boundary stones or forts, or transpo to every DC neighborhood. How can pushing limits today help us create a transportation system for the future?

Explore new-to-you neighborhoods and places while imagining the future of transportation in our region. Active transportation unlocks new discoveries, whether you're crossing rivers, state lines, or just exploring a new part of the city. Take a bus ride over the Anacostia River or go kayaking to connect different areas of the city. Travel by train or bus to venture into neighboring states and explore how transit connects our broader metropolitan area. Use active transportation to explore a quadrant of DC you don’t live in, discovering hidden gems across the city.

It’s a new square (and an important one)! Make your voice heard for the future of DC’s self-governance! With ongoing threats to DC’s home rule, it’s crucial to stand up for local control over our streets, transit, and public spaces. As seen in recent national efforts to obstruct local laws banning right turns on red or removing speed cameras, these debates are more than just policyーthey're a battle for local autonomy. Check out local efforts to protect home rule by the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia. If you’re not in DC, join us in fighting to preserve home rule and/or advocate at the national level for your local active transit and public spaces.

Let your creativity shine with TranspoBINGO! Show off your artistic side by drawing, building with Legos, or crafting a photo collage. Or find Chalk Riot art around the city and Ward 8 Woods “Don’t Trash DC” pole signs by Ward 8 artist Luis del Valle. Get creative with your wardrobe: futuristic outfits, quirky gear, or transit-themed costumes are encouraged! Feeling inspired? Write a poem or a love letter to your favorite mode of transportation. Let’s get artistic and imagine where we’re headed!

Use active transportation to connect with the ones you care about! Whether it’s gathering to bike to a park, walk to dinner, take a bus to explore a new neighborhood, or ride with friends or a bike bus to school, active transportation provides opportunities to bond with loved ones. We know the Metropolitan Branch Trail Pub Roll is a great way to connect and get multiple TranspoBINGO squares. And check out Game Genius for local teambuilding and scavenger hunt play activities that incorporate active transpo.

It's a fan favorite! Spot WMATA’s General Manager, your favorite Councilmember, Bill Nye the Science Guy, or another celebrity on public or active transportation. A big bird told us some local sports team mascots may be on the loose on Metro over the course of TranspoBINGO!

Ride, bike, or walk your way to a new-to-you library, park, or recreation center. Let us know how accessible and enjoyable these spaces are for all types of travelers. Check out a library via active transportation and share what makes it stand out. Try a park you’ve never visited and let us know how it compares to others. Ward 8 Woods is hosting two cleanups in Suitland Parkway and Shepherd Parkway during TranspoBINGO. Or head to a recreation or senior center, whether for sports, social activities, or relaxation, and tell us how easy it was to get there. How do these spaces help create a connected, sustainable, and resilient future for all?

It’s a new square! This year’s theme was inspired by Back to the Future! From bikes in E.T. to public buses in Speed to skateboards and trains in Back to the Future, these iconic moments stand out. What's your favorite movie, TV show, or song that features bikes, trains, buses, or other forms of active transportation? Use that mode and share how transit can be a revolutionary change that’s shaped our culture.

Step into the future of transportation with a journey through DC's growing network of dedicated trails and lanes! With 62 miles of multi-use trails, 13.3 miles of bus-only lanes, and 35 miles of protected bike lanes, our city is evolving to prioritize alternative, sustainable modes of travel. Explore multi-use paths, whether it’s the scenic Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, the cherry blossom rich Oxon Run Trail, the picturesque Marvin Gaye Trail, the bustling Metropolitan Branch Trail, or the regional Mount Vernon Trail, which connects Alexandria to the District. Ride through a protected bike lane and let us know how it enhances your experience, while sharing thoughts on where we could expand these safe spaces. Hop on a bus in a dedicated lane and reflect on how they work—and how they might work even better, referencing plans like DDOT’s Bus Priority Plan.

The future of transportation is electric! From buses to bikes, there’s a growing range of electric options and new technologies making transit greener and more efficient. Try an electric bike to make those uphill rides a breeze, hop on an electric bus and experience the newest additions to our public transportation fleet, or take a ride on the streetcar, one of the most eco-friendly modes of transit, and compare it to our city’s historic network of streetcars. Friends of the DC Streetcar is working to expand the streetcar network, advocating for equitable investments that will reconnect neighborhoods like the Benning corridor in Ward 7, which have been isolated for decades due to infrastructure designed to divide. How can innovations in electric modes of transit shape a more connected and sustainable transportation future for all?

Community education and engagement are essential to shaping the future of transportation. Share your views at transit-themed community meetings, such as those hosted by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Councils. Support advocacy organizations like Greater Greater Washington, Coalition for Smarter Growth, DC Families for Safe Streets, Friends of the DC Streetcar, and the Sierra Club DC Chapter to help strengthen efforts for better public spaces and transit systems. Stay informed and amplify important issues by supporting local and worker-led journalism, like The 51st, The Washington Informer, and Street Sense, and neighborhood blogs, like The Hill is Home, and encouraging more coverage on transit, public space, and environmental issues. Your voice plays a crucial role in building a more inclusive and sustainable future.

It’s a new square! Dive into the quirky and unusual side of transportation, where novelty meets nostalgia. Explore some of the weird, rare, lost, or forgotten modes of travel that may have had their time in the spotlight. Take a ghost ride on an old streetcar route, reminisce about the Circulator buses and their storied history, or look for one-off traffic safety infrastructure like alley speed humps (that we maybe should have more of). What can we learn from these past innovations, and how can they influence the transportation revolutions of tomorrow?

It’s a new square! Take a stand for a game-changing policy that could shape the future of our transportation and public spaces. Whether it’s advocating for congestion pricing to reduce traffic and improve air quality, supporting big investments in bus service that expand equitable access to mobility, fighting for a youth climate council to meaningfully address how climate change impacts our future, fully funding existing vision zero laws so they are actually implemented, or pushing for a bottle bill to keep our streets cleaner and greener—your voice matters in building a sustainable and inclusive future. What big idea can you get behind today? Share your thoughts with your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, Councilmember, the Mayor, or a national elected official.

It’s a new square! If you're an elected official or transit decisionmaker, take meaningful action by experiencing transit and public spaces the way residents do. Walk, bike, or ride the bus/Metro to see firsthand how accessible, affordable, and inclusive these spaces really are. If you rely on transit regularly, share what makes it easier. Highlight where our transit and public spaces fall short in serving diverse communities, and where improvements are needed to ensure equity and inclusivity for all.

It’s our attempt to keep you overachievers from filling your board before the week is over. And it’s fun! Join us for celebration, prizes, and lessons learned at the end of TranspoBINGO with a happy hour at metrobar. Whether it’s chatting about new transit technologies, sharing your ideas for the next big transit reboot, or just celebrating your wins in a sustainable way, this is where the future of transit and community building come together. Kid friendly until 8 pm! This year’s pizza is provided by Bunch Bikes! Details here.