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.
Everett's effort to develop a 20-year, long-term strategy for its city-operated bus system is moving forward with two competing options. One option would add...
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) installed a new bike lane in Wallingford a week ago. The one-block bike lane should provide a welcome...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGuMb0pXBHY
A new video put out by the Washignton
State Department of Transportation offers a view through the mostly complete SR-99 tunnel.
Broadway infill: Two properties on Broadway in Capitol Hill are set for redevelopment.
Deathwater: Stormwater pollution is killing Coho salmon in Puget Sound ($).
Burying a highway:...
Bellevue has been chugging away on a Downtown Livability Initiative for its business, retail, and housing core over the past four years. In 2013,...
Increasing rate: The car ownership rate in America is higher now than it was before the Great Recession.
Beg buttons: An anonymous group has posted...
City Beautiful explores why more American cities don’t have metro systems like New York City and Chicago.
https://youtu.be/bLtmJHHqbh8
While there are no one answer for this,...
The Puget Sound is seeing substantial growth in population, housing, and jobs in key centers across King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties. That's not...