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.
Commute Seattle has released their biennual report on commuting habits to Downtown Seattle. The raw numbers from 2016 show that Seattle's drive-alone rate continues...
Seattle councilmembers will meet this morning to take up discussion and make possible votes on amendments to the University District rezone and urban design legislation,...
Every once in a blue moon, Seattle gets a good snow that tells us a lot about how people are and aren't using our...
No free lunch: Mercer Island residents won't be getting special access to I-90 high occupancy vehicle lanes says the state.
Staying wild: A Utah congressional representative...
Earlier this afternoon, Councilmember Lisa Herbold (D-1) broke the news that Seattle's proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability rezones will be pushed back by another two...
Service on the South Sounder line will be temporarily truncated to Puyallup later this month. The service revision will begin on February 17th and...
Residents across the Sound Transit taxing district are finding out that they'll soon be paying new property and motor vehicle excise taxes to fund...
The Sound Transit Board of Directors made a big choice in finalizing the Federal Way light rail extension alignment and station profiles last week....