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.
The Washington State Senate was burning the midnight oil into the wee hours of the morning yesterday to vote on a complex bill originally...
Sound Transit staff is moving forward with an effort to restructure adult fares on ST Express bus service. Billed as "fare simplification," the changes...
Earlier this month, the Port of Seattle Commission was briefed on an update of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) for Sea-Tac International Airport....
Progress on active alleys continues in Pioneer Square. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has recently wrapped up work on the next upgrade phase...
Gut check: Should landlords get to use a “gut check” when picking tenants?
Blind spot: Streetsblog discusses the "environmentalist blind spot" on transportation.
Booming ridership: Ridership on...
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In this episode, City Beautiful covers the topic of the Olympics. The Olympics are often known for overpromising long-term investment and being highly disruptive...
Last week, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released draft changes for the South Lake Union design guidelines. That guidelines have been...
One way or another, high-speed rail looks poised to get a deeper study in Washington state. On Wednesday, transportation committees of the Washington State Legislature...