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.
On Thursday, Community Transit declared their intention to join several other local transit agencies in offering a reduced fare program for low-income individuals. The...
The Northgate pedestrian and bicycle bridge is now a go. Last week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced the design of the bridge...
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When Sound Transit makes the tie-in of East Link to Central Link in Seattle next year, service on the Central Link light rail line...
On Friday, local elected officials met to discuss end-to-end alignment alternatives for light rail extensions to West Seattle and Ballard. It was the fifth...
On Monday, the Seattle Office of Housing (OH) release a draft plan for affordable housing development at Fort Lawton. A total of 34 acres...
Sound Transit is planning to bring bus rapid transit (BRT), now known as Stride, to the SR-522 corridor, running between Shoreline and Woodinville, by...