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.
Failure to asset: How Toronto turned an airport rail failure into a commuter asset.
Lost affordabel housing: The Republican tax bill will lead to poor...
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In 2017, the California High-Speed Rail Authority had a successful year of on-the-ground construction throughout the Central Valley. In this vidoe, the agency takes...
On Saturday, Seattle Women's March 2.0 will take action with tens of thousands of demonstrators hitting city streets. As a sort of annual uninauguration,...
Washington State Ferries, the nation's largest ferry system, reports a ninth straight year of ridership growth. Passenger counts topped 24,460,045 in 2017, up more than...
Seattle and King County Metro Transit are working together to accommodate development of "bus hubs" in Seattle neighborhoods. Metro wants to consolidate the location...
Sound Transit is considering two fare simplification options for ST Express bus routes. The fare simplification effort is partially related to regional implementation of...
The North Sounder line has long been panned by technocratic transit advocates as a white elephant gift to Snohomish County communities. At a cost...
Falling rents: Rents in Seattle fell last year, but don't expect that to continue.
PTC: In the United States House of Representatives, Democrats introduced a...