About Us
Inspired by Love for Transit and Community
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 launched in February 2020, created by Rachel Maisler (Handlebars DC), a city cyclist and transportation advocate, and Erin Palmer, a former neighborhood-level elected official in DC. It grew out of many late-night conversations fueled by a shared love of public and active transportation, public spaces, and community-building.
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Inspired by the Action Committee for Transit in Montgomery County’s challenge inviting elected officials to get around without their cars, using only public and active transportation, TranspoBINGO highlights the everyday experiences of people who rely on non-car travel.
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The goal is simple: build understanding, accountability, and momentum for more and better investments in trains, buses, bike lanes, sidewalks, and other people-first infrastructure. TranspoBINGO invites elected officials, decisionmakers, and neighbors alike to engage more deeply with how our transportation system works—and how it can work better for everyone.
It’s also fun, playful, and a powerful way to build community.
Meet the Team
As TranspoBINGO grows, a Committee currently leads the event.
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TranspoBINGO 2026 SPONSORS
TranspoBINGO has been lucky to have some incredible sponsors, including the following TranspoBINGO 2026 sponsors: Greater Greater Washington, Coalition for Smarter Growth, and metrobar, which have sponsored the event since it started, as well as Hill Family Biking, Bunch Bikes, WABA Cargo Bike Library, Ward 5 Family Biking, BicycleSPACE, Upshift Workshop, Petworth for Safer Streets, DC Families for Safe Streets, Ground Shift Studio (Chalk Riot), Sierra Club DC, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, The Hill is Home, Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization, Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals (CHAMPS), District Bridges, Game Genius, DC Gaymers, Labyrinth Games & Puzzles, District Karaoke, the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia, the APA (American Planning Association) National Capital Area Chapter, Georgetown University Urban & Regional Planning Program, Cleveland Park Smart Growth, DC History Center, and Atlas Brew Works.