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.
Ray Delahanty of CityNerd came home for the holidays and revisited Pike Place Market. In doing so, he highlighted what makes the market so...
As transit agencies modernize their fare payment systems, digital payment methods are becoming more widespread. Many transit agencies are allowing use of open loop...
Reece Martin at RM Transit explores the history of the tram (streetcar) and its reinvention into as a primary train technology now used throughout...
Snohomish County's bus network will grow, with frequent routes and feeders for light rail.
Community Transit's new long-range plan and adopted 2024 budget offers quite...
For decades, super-commuting has been a growing trend in many American metropolitan areas. Ray Delahanty of CityNerd digs into the data of where super-commuting...
With maintenance base costs rising as much as $1 billion, Tacoma Dome Link could be at risk of further delay.
Sound Transit has unearthed meteoric...
Point access block (single-stair) buildings are ubiquitous across the globe, except for North America. Building codes are the big reason why. Debate in recent...
Sound Transit boardmembers heard from experts on the agency's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and their own independent consultant, Dave Peters, as part of a...