Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts:
Why the construction of middle-income homes doesn't really happen, even though the market demands them; how enhancing MoCo nightlife would better the area's economy -- and more; a group of high schoolers sets out to beat a public transit record; Dan Reed reflects on their first time testifying at a public hearing at 16; and School Without Walls student Beckett takes us on a day-to-day journey through his transit diary.

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Why no one’s building middle-income housing in American cities
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by Patrick McAnaney • July 24, 2024

How much a home costs has everything to do with how much the land underneath it is worth. Understanding “highest and best use” helps explain why no one’s building middle-income housing.
Seven more reasons Montgomery County needs a social venue license
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by Weston Henry • July 25, 2024

Montgomery County doesn’t have social venue licenses, meaning dive bars and nightclubs cannot operate in the county. Here are seven reasons why that should change.
We visited every Metro station in a day and heard from riders along the way
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by Cody Finnegan • July 23, 2024

We visited every Metro station in a day to set a world record and talked to riders along the way. Here’s what they told us about how service cuts would impact them
Do Something: The week of July 22, 2024
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • July 25, 2024

This week on Do Something: the music scenes that made us; GGWash goes to high school; please fill out your ANC candidate questionnaires; making Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County less terrible; and still waiting for Arlington's missing middle verdict.
Transit Diary: A week in the life of a DC high school student
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by Beckett Neustad ((former) Intern) • July 23, 2024

Follow along as Beckett Neustad, a high school student in DC, shares how he got around the District this spring.
At 16, I found my voice testifying at a public hearing
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • July 22, 2024

“I was sixteen and here I am testifying in front of the County Planning board, faced with overwhelming opposition from the community. But I went, and I was strong. I had my little speech typed up and I wore a collared shirt to look older.”



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