Stephen Fesler
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.
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Vox shares a story of colonization, racism, and gentrification that created and then erased a Filipino neighborhood in San Francisco. This story was repeated...
The Emergency: A national emergency has been declared over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Washington State Legislature has passed $200 million in emergency...
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Last year, Delhi had very deadly air quality. The phenomenon is a mix of agricultural and urban practices that contribute to air pollution and...
Pandemic planning: CityLab explains how global pandemics are also an urban planning issue.
Adaptive reuse: The historic Georgetown Steam Plant will become a hub for...
Vandalized: The Beacon Hill light rail station was vandalized two weeks ago.
Delayed: Decongestion pricing in New York City could be delayed due to the federal...
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Despite next to no bicycle facilities in Tokyo, the city boasts a bike mode share of about 14%. Streetfilms explains why.
Union Street/Symphony Station? Not so fast, says Sound Transit's board of directors. On Thursday, the board adopted an amendment to its earlier motion to...
As one door closes, another opens. GIG Car Share will be entering the Seattle market in May, the company announced on Tuesday. This comes...