Sarah Jessica Parker (or SJP as her fans know her), the famous first lady of fashion and Sex and the City star, took to the train for her inauguration-related travels from Manhattan to Washington, D.C. last week. Of course, if there’s a lady who can appreciate the lure of “vintage” inspiration, it’s Parker and we’re sure she understands not just the romantic appeal of the rails, but also the environmental benefits of Amtrak over airplanes and even automobiles.

Parker’s travel to Washington suited much of the celebration taking place at the history-making inauguration last week with green getting a lot more play than it had in previous years, especially at the inaugural balls. Nowhere were things more eco-focused than at the Green Inaugural Ball which took place three days before the actual inauguration and got green down to the last detail. There were natural soy candles and LED lights, organic and locally-sourced food, carbon offsets available for purchase, and even earth-friendly cleaning products employed at the end of the evening. The train ride that took Parker to D.C. would have pleased the Green Inaugural Ball party planners, who picked the venue based on its proximity to public transit and encouraged all guests to make use of the service .

One person taking the train from New York to D.C. may not seem like a big deal (even if it is one very trendsetting, glamorous person), but with over a million people attending the inauguration and many of them travelling for it, each eco-friendly arrival makes a difference. Especially someone who could easily take to the skies for travel–like Jessica Alba, who was rumored to have flow to Washington on a private jet with only herself and her husband as passengers (kind of counters some of the eco-benefits of her recent green renovation, doesn’t it?).

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