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TGIF, Streetsbloggers! We had some technical difficulties yesterday, so this edition of our morning roundup newsletter features everything you may have missed from Thursday, including Thursday’s headlines.

Especially of note is Kea Wilson’s warning of the incoming “demographic time bomb” as Baby Boomers age out of driving — and America needs to act particularly fast and embrace solutions to the converging crises that decenter cars.

Plus: The latest episode of Talking Headways features a conversation with the author of The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been.

Dig in to all the news ahead of a long weekend — get your fill, and we’ll see you Tuesday!

  • Smog in Los Angeles
    Sustainable Transportation Can Ease the Affordability Crisis — And Help Climate Champions Win
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    Economic populism helped vault Trump into power. Could a green version of it take that power back — and what role would transportation play?
  • Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
    by Blake Aued
    May 19, 2026
    It’s untenable, but we might miss the gas tax when it’s gone.
  • The Most Expensive Trip You Can Take is the One You Could Have Walked
    by Kea Wilson
    May 19, 2026
    “The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump.”
  • Tech Industry Group: NYC’s Delivery Minimum Wage Worked — But That’s Bad!
    by The Editorial Team
    May 18, 2026
    The tech industry-backed group Chamber of Progress is upset the city forced app companies to make delivery worker a well-paying full-time job.
  • Street Safety and Police Reform Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
    by Kea Wilson
    May 18, 2026
    The twin movements against car dominance and unjust policing are thoroughly interconnected.
  • 35 Ways America Is Reducing Reliance on Single-Occupancy Cars
    by Kea Wilson
    May 18, 2026
    A new report explores the innovative ways U.S. communities are getting people out of cars — with the help of employers, apps, and more.
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