City Profiles / Large Cities / Washington, DC

Washington, District of Columbia

Transportation

Based on the number of walkable urban places per capita, The Brookings Institution ranked Washington as the number one most walkable city in America in 2008, and 96 percent of residents live within walking distance—a quarter of a mile—of a public transit stop. Its rail line hauls more than one million riders every day, ranking it second in the country (behind New York) for heavy rail ridership. The District Department of Transportation created goDCgo.com as a resource for alternative modes of getting from one place to another in the nation’s capital, with information including bike maps, transit maps, and carpooling and carsharing options.