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 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...
A 1966 cartoon short pokes fun at how people in the modern age have let the automobile dictate almost every facet of their lives...
Choo-choo preview: The Seattle Times gets to go on ride-along at the unfinished stations and tunnel ($) of Northgate Link; the last leg of digging to...
Yesterday, I highlighted the Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals that the Seattle City Council is wading through for the major update known as Seattle 2035....
This City Council will begin deliberations today on amendments to Seattle 2035, the City's major update to the Comprehensive Plan. As of August 10th, Council...