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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/05/29/sound-transit-votes-to-fully-fund-graham-street-station-completion-expected-in-2031</loc>
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<image:caption>A light rail train passes through the future site of the Graham Street Station. The Sound Transit board agreed to fund the station, promised nearly 30 years ago, at a May 28 board meeting.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-29T21:54:50.131Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sound Transit Votes to Fully Fund Graham Street Station; Completion Expected in 2031</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/05/28/what-mayor-katie-wilson-says-about-graham-street-station-lake-washington-boulevard-and-south-end-issues</loc>
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<image:caption>Mayor Katie Wilson discusses South Seattle issues during an interview with the Emerald.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-28T21:46:29.709Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What Mayor Katie Wilson Says About Graham Street Station, Lake Washington Boulevard, and South End Issues</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Politics, Mayor Katie Wilson, Government, Public Safety, Transportation, Lake Washington Boulevard, Affordable Housing, Graham Street Station, Lake Washington Boulevard closure, South Seattle politics, South Seattle transit, Sound Transit board, encampment removals, Seattle homelessness, Seattle World Cup</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/05/28/doom-loop-special-feature-car-free-on-lake-washington-boulevard</loc>
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<image:caption>Brett Hamil rides his bike down the closed Lake Washington Boulevard.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:03:43.271Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DOOM LOOP Special Feature: Car-Free on Lake Washington Boulevard </news:title>
<news:keywords>Voices, Doom Loop</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/05/28/opinion-we-deserve-this-lane-lake-washington-boulevard-belongs-to-people-too</loc>
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<image:caption>The stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park is one of the last few sections of public lakefront in Seattle.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-28T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | We Deserve This Lane: Lake Washington Boulevard Belongs to People, Too</news:title>
<news:keywords>Voices, Opinion, Lake Washington Boulevard, Transportation, Lakewood, Seward Park, Lake Washington Boulevard closure, Lake Washington Boulevard Seattle, South Seattle public space, Rainier Beach, Rainier Valley, pedestrian safety Seattle</news:keywords>
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