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.
King County Metro Transit is looking toward changes to the hard-to-service fringe suburban and rural network in the southeast portion the county. A number...
Capitol Hill, a neighborhood awash with transit-oriented development, is poised to get a lot more right where it is needed. At a meeting last week,...
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (Boston-New Haven-New York City-Philadelphia-Washington, D.C.) is slated for modern trains built by French train manufacturer Alstom. Up to 28 new trainsets...
Green power: Rhode Island is home to the nation's first offshore wind farm and it could be the genesis for more to come in the US.
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The Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) has released their comment summary on the draft proposal for the University District rezone and urban...
The Bryant neighborhood is getting a lot love as of late from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). Already in the midst of safety...
A construction notice for a new mixed-use building appeared on Capitol Hill Seattle yesterday. The notice itself is fairly succinct explaining the anticipated construction...
The manufacturing, industrial, and maritime sectors are in important feature of Seattle's economy and vitality. Over the past few decades, the industrial lands of...