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.
Climate emergency: The city council in Vancouver, British Columbia has declared a 'climate emergency', which will free up city staff to come up proposals...
Sound Transit has unveiled the new brand name for its future bus rapid transit (BRT) services: 'Stride'. The transit agency also released early renderings...
This article is the second in a two-part series. See the first part for Districts 4, 6, and 7.
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council...
On Tuesday, Democrats in the Washington State Legislature introduced Governor Jay Inslee's (D-Washington) legislation for new transportation funding that would support creation of an...
Traffic violations are common problems in a city as busy and dense as Seattle. Motorists are notorious for regularly blocking intersections (referred to "blocking...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council met for a short legislative agenda session. The city council passed a reform bill for transportation level-of-service (LOS)...
This article is a first in a two-part series. See the second part for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5.
On Monday, the Seattle City...
Last Monday, the Seattle City Council took up discussion on citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones at the Select Committee. While the rezones will...