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 evolution of Pike Place Market continues with a physical expansion of the market. In late June, the market heralded the opening of its...
Local preservationists were dealt a significant victory today in a Supreme Court ruling that partially settled the primacy of Seattle's preservation ordinance. The unanimous...
A new public plaza space in Eastlake has gotten its blessing from the Seattle City Council. Constructed by a private developer, the 4,573-square foot plaza...
The area of Chinatown-International District is already zoned for tall buildings, but a new neighborhood zoning proposal could push building heights higher and allow...
Seattle Subway, a local grassroots transit advocacy group, has a new regional vision map out that charts where they think future light rail lines...
DART shakeup: Dallas officials are enthusiastic about pushing forward sensible local bus network changes.
Frightening: One person biking catches a scary hit-and-run of person biking...
In this follow-up short on Nijmegen, Streetfilms digs deep into the walk and bike culture of this Dutch city, which held the Velo-City 2017...
A rule governing the public realm improvement plan for the Lake2Bay corridor has finally been adopted. The 1.6-mile Lake2Bay corridor stretches from Seattle's waterfront...