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.
Take a gander at Sound Transit's Main Street tunnel portal and construction site in Bellevue where a tunnel boring machine will eventually be launched...
Derailed: Caltrain appears to be in the crosshairs of the federal government over funding.
End of PUBLIC: After a short two years, PUBLIC Bikes is...
The City of Redmond is conducting a bus and rail integration planning effort for the future light rail extension to Downtown Redmond. Sound Transit,...
The University District rezone and urban design framework may finally become reality--in part. Legislation to rezone and update development regulations throughout much of the...
Last Tuesday, the Seattle Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee heard two short briefings on a proposed contract rezone in Fremont and a draft resolution...
Bigger, but not better?: Warsaw could become one of the largest European cities by annexing surrounding suburbs and cities, but the city's government is...
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,...