Last summer I sold my Honda Fit for two reasons: 1. Yet because of the policy decisions that created and maintain historic inequality in the built environment (including restrictive zoning, racialized devaluation of property and unequal distributions of transportation), it also placed me squarely in internal conflict related to affordability, sustainability and gentrification wherever I lived. Whether I lived in Baltimore, Austin, Richmond or DC, I looked for coffee, groceries and corner bars within walking distance. I spent my 20s organizing my life so I could be more independent by living in transit-rich spaces with walkable amenities. Problem? I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta where the only way to be move around was to drive. Like many, apparently, I failed my first driving test at the parallel parking phase and generally found driving to be a chore. I’ve had a mixed relationship with driving. Transit Diaries is a series in which residents of Greater Washington track how they get around the region for a week, shedding light on what’s working well and not so well with our transportation systems.