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.
Inevitable?: Is transit ridership loss inevitable? Yonah Freemark does a U.S.–France comparison.
Parisian architecture: Why are Parisians outraged by an addition to the famed Gare...
Later this month, King County Metro will roll out more bus service for the tenth time since 2015. Top line improvements include a doubling...
The September service change for transit is coming soon with Community Transit releasing their plans early amongst local transit agencies. Beginning on September 22nd,...
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Have you heard of Sound Transit’s Rail Plus program? If not, this video explains how ORCA passholders can use their cards on certain Amtrak...
Sound Transit wants feedback on renaming University Street Station. Six different names have been proposed for the public to weigh in on. The purpose...
Fare-free KCMO: Kansas City is thinking about making transit fully fare-free.
Mark pedestrian crossings: Portland is adding "no crossing" signs at intersections targeted at pedestrians,...
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Hasan Minhaj explains why the state of American public transportation is threatened and leaves a lot to desire.
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has put out a draft proposal for VISION 2050, the multi-county policy document to guide regional growth through...