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.
The Washington State Legislature will convene today at noon. Hundreds of bills have already been prefiled for the marathon 105-day legislative session. In the...
Doubling capacity: Amtrak wants to double the size of its concourse at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station by 2022.
Early warning: Los Angeles has produced the...
https://vimeo.com/309667603
Do you live in West Seattle? This all ages and abilities bike crew show how easy it is to bike from West Seattle to...
Washington voters are poised to weigh in on an initiative (I-976) targeting a suite of car tab fees this November. Tim Eyman, an elections...
In November, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) rolled out the first of three rounds of planned speed and reliability improvements to the north...
On Thursday, Washington State Ferries (WSF) released their long-range plan for the state ferry network through 2040. The plan charts a course on vessel...
https://youtu.be/c0Rmu2ku9Co?t=603
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways recently hosted Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, bicycling evangelists from Vancouver, British Columbia, to talk about lessons learned from Dutch cycling culture,...
America's retail apocalypse: CityLab highlights the retail apocalypse in six charts and a map.
PBLs for New Yorkers: New York City built 20.9 miles of...