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The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog USA.

Today’s lead story takes a look at the campaign of Seattle mayoral primary candidate Katie Wilson, and how the co-founder of the Seattle Transit Riders Union has an eight-point lead over the incumbent… likely because of her progressive transportation bonafides.

Read Kea Wilson (no relation)’s look at the upswell of transit-focused candidates who are winning across the US — plus today’s news headlines — below:

  • 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.”
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