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I notice that Alexandria, VA made the cut (mostly for transportation, which it owes to the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) but no other jurisdictions in the area made the cut. This is because the Washington region is made up of counties: Fairfax County, Arlington County, Montgomery County, PG County... all of which are not in the purview of this study. What I can't tell is if DC isn't on here because it failed (possible) or because it's neither a city nor a state (more likely). DC has a green building policy (requiring all new buildings a minimum green building standard), has very high transit ridership, offers renewable mix energy to residents, and has a city-wide recycling program, including regular e-waste collection. It's always good to look carefully at the parameters of the study. Many regions are doing good work in this realm, but aren't technically defined as cities.