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.
100 years: 100 years on, the fruits of federally-backed public housing in Bremerton lives on though in different forms.
State funds transit: Virginia legislators appear...
Legislators were busy beavers this year passing a large number of bills affecting transportation policy across Washington. Several key bills made the final cut,...
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In this video, advocacy director Abigail Doerr from Transportation Choices Coalition talks about the benefits of the Seattle Streetcar and in particular how the...
On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss possible amendments to proposed parking reform legislation. Councilmembers and City staff walked through an extensive...
Snohomish County transit riders will see service vastly improve over the next year. Community Transit plans to launch the Swift Green Line next spring...
Local transit agencies will begin implementing their winter service changes this weekend. The changes will primarily affect riders on Community Transit, Pierce Transit, and...
Thwarting secrecy: Governor Jay Inslee vetoed a bill designed to largely shield state legislators from public disclosure, but the State Legislature may come back...
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In this video short, take a look back at the era of freeway building in Seattle and the revolts to stop them that ensued...