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, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a grand bargain that is poised to help Seattle realize its ambitious $712 million 'Waterfront for All' public...
Last year, the One Center City framework for Downtown Seattle graduated into a "defined action plan." In the process, City officials sought to continue...
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ORCA card readers for Link light rail and Sounder commuter rail now make different beeping sounds when you tap on and tap off. Tap...
Penalize scofflaws: Seattle wants to unclog bus lanes with camera enforcement ($), but that will take a change in state law.
2018 Streetsies: Streetsblog has...
Third Avenue is Seattle's most prominent surface transit corridor in the city with over 52,000 daily passengers using buses. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)...
Transit agencies are gearing up to provide extended service on New Year's Eve. This year, King County Metro, Sound Transit, Seattle Streetcar, and the...
On December 20th, the Sound Transit Board of Directors met for their for final action agenda of 2018. The board authorized several significant motions,...
https://youtu.be/RnFVBfhpprU
Dave Amos of City Beautiful explores the controversy over whether GM killed the streetcar system in Los Angeles.
From all of us at The...