https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/07/13/opinion-neglected-traffic-medians-on-rainier-avenue-south-point-to-inequity-in-the-south-end https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-13/ww2miriq/Neglected-Traffic-Medians-on-Rainier-Avenue-South-Point-to-Inequity-in-the-South-End.png Left: In Ballard, on 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street, a recent median has a tree and is well-maintained. Right: In 2025, SDOT said it would install "landscaped" traffic medians with trees along Rainier Avenue South to reduce collisions. But as of May 2026, the traffic median on Rainier Avenue South and South Kenyon Street was full of overgrown weeds and didn't have any trees. southseattleemerald en 2026-07-13T14:00:00.000Z OPINION | Neglected Traffic Medians on Rainier Avenue South Point to Inequity in the South End Voices, Rainier Valley, Seattle Department of Transportation, Eddie Lin, Jillian Altizer https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/07/12/doom-loop-shrinking https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2025-10-03/q5lun8pr/Doom-Loop-Hero-Image-002-by-Brett-Hamil.jpg DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/94bjceur/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-001.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/ytekbnh9/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-002.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/0rwfiob2/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-003.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/rx09pux0/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-004.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/7pvg3dkp/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-005.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/6avenods/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-006.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-12/9v9v0tx5/2026-07.12-DOOM-LOOP-148-Shrinking-007.png southseattleemerald en 2026-07-12T13:00:00.000Z DOOM LOOP: Shrinking Voices, Doom Loop, Brett Hamil, Seattle comics https://southseattleemerald.org/newsletters/2026/07/11/the-roundup-eddie-lin-defends-a-delay-busting-bill https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-11/o8ielndw/The-Roundup-Eddie-Lin-Defends-a-Delay-Busting-Bill.png Aerial drone view of Rainier Beach, facing downtown. southseattleemerald en 2026-07-11T16:26:46.634Z The Roundup: Eddie Lin Defends a Delay-Busting Bill Mike Davis, Voices, The Roundup, State Environmental Policy Act, SEPA, Eddie Lin, Seattle City Council