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.
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In this video, Streetfilms highlights how Jersey City is experimenting with the city’s first protected bike lane to get people biking, skating, and scootering...
Re-bridging the bay: BNSF is looking at options to replace its bridge over Salmon Bay.
Death nail: Washington's state supreme court struck down capital punishment...
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City Beautiful asks “do we need futuristic tunnels?”
Battling new 5G rules: Seattle is fighting against new 5G federal wireless regulations ($) since it ties local jurisdictions hands too much.
Save the coast: The...
Many Seattle commuters will get a new benefit that they can use for their transportation needs. Beginning in 2020, Seattle employers with 20 or...
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In this video, Vox looks at e-scooters and the challenges of streets that they must share.
Everett Transit is in the midst of a major restructuring effort for the kind of network and service that the transit agency will provide...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council waded through a very lengthy agenda. Councilmembers voted to extend a heavy industrial moratorium in Aurora-Licton Urban Village...