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.
Another Trailhead Direct van route will launch this weekend, connecting hikers and outdoor enthusiasts on weekends and holidays to trails in North Bend. In...
Shouts of "backdoor" are quickly returning to Seattle buses. A few months ago, King County Metro Transit began phasing out sensory technology for rear...
A bus-loving city: CityLab took a deep dive this week into why Seattle is America's most bus-loving city.
Backing Cascadia HSR: Microsoft has kicked in...
https://youtu.be/Vl02v7bzIYc
Several streets in Iserlohn, Germany are highlighted in this video as fußgängerzonen (pedestrian streets), a street typology severely lacking in America.
https://youtu.be/vdTE4TCqkZo
In this video, City Beautiful highlights gondolas as transportation.
Washington is rolling out "Opportunity Zones" to provide tax incentives to invest in economically distressed areas of the state. The program takes advantage of...
Canada riding high: Transit ridership may be falling in the United States, but not in Canada.
Housing blocked for now: A plan for low-income housing...
https://youtu.be/2RQrKP9a0XE
Utrecht gets to claim its Vrendenburg street as the busiest bicycle path in the Netherlands. The street provides a primary path to the city...