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 University District rezone and urban design legislation is now before the Seattle City Council. To kick off the review and deliberation process, the City...
Two groups have filed appeals against the City of Seattle's Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Alaskan Way, Promenade, and Overlook Walk (AWPOW)....
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways talks to a local Roosevelt business owner to see how safer streets make business better.
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Most streets in Seattle officially had 5 mph knocked off from their speed limits yesterday. Non-arterial streets dropped from 25 mph to 20 mph and...
High times: Seattle business license fees could rise for marijuana businesses to pay for high inspection and enforcement costs associated with regulating the industry.
To...
The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has wrapped up review of the city's extensive network of privately-owned public spaces (POPS). The current...
The University District is increasingly becoming a beneficiary of significant public and non-profit investments. In releasing the updated neighborhood rezone and urban design proposal...