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.
Cities across the country are trying to improve their public realms by putting an emphasis on enhancing the pedestrian and transit user experience. Seattle...
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Sound Transit has new footage of construction progress of the Link light rail extension at Northgate. The footage provides a bird’s eye view of...
Legacy entertainment saved?: Amazon is picking up Landmark Theaters. Will that save the Guild 45th and the Seven Gables?
Deadly right hooks: Data from Toronto...
On Monday, the Seattle City Council temporarily expanded the Pike Place Market Historic District, effectively saving the Showbox for now. The reprieve doesn't guarantee...
Low-cost activation: Why are cities bringing giant games to parks and plazas?
Walkability: What makes a place walkable?
CSO failures: King County has been fined $118,500 since...
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Streetfilms takes a look at what it’s like to live in Barcelona’s vibrant pedestrian-oriented superblocks (superilles).
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a slate of landmarks in Uptown and rezoned a property in Greenwood to facilitate a mixed-use development...
Everett Transit is in the midst of a painful service restructuring planning process. Fresh off its long-range planning effort to develop a path to...