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 battle for the carsharing market is ratcheting up in Seattle. Car2Go plans to roll out higher end vehicles as part of its Seattle...
The Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is wading through a process to plan for airport growth for passenger and cargo service...
Population and urbanization will continue to rise rapidly throughout this century, which will undoubtedly have a profound impact on future cities. One filmmaker, Oscar...
Delayed results: While the annual homeless count took place this week, the official tally to be released is months away.
Safer ways: Councilmember Rob Johnson...
The busy legislative session is underway down in Olympia. A mixed bag of transportation-related bills have been introduced to both houses of the Washington...
Donald Trump has increasingly exhibited tyrannical and despotic tendencies during his less-than-one-week control of the federal government. His opening salvo was presented in his...
The long-range plan for King County Metro Transit has been approved. On Monday, the Metropolitan King County Council adopted the 25-year plan, Metro Connects,...
Saturday's Womxn's March on Seattle--with attendance estimated as high as 200,000--helped transit reach new heights in ridership. While it wasn't a regional record-setter like...