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.
At a meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee on Tuesday, Councilmembers were briefed by City staff on a density-neutral rezone...
Top planner: Mayor Ed Murray has revealed his nominee pick ($) to head the newly formed Office of Planning and Community Development.
Farewell: The beloved global starchitect...
It's not often that a highway department invites people to walk, bike, and dance freely on their roads, but this weekend is your rare opportunity. The Washington...
Happy Easter! Happy Spring! The seasons are changing in Seattle, so why not get out and enjoy our big backyard? If you haven't been...
Underwhelming: Sound Transit released its Draft Plan for Sound Transit 3 this week; livetweets for the play-by-play.
Suburbanation: The rate growth in suburban areas once...
With the success of Proposition 1 in November, Community Transit is looking toward dramatic growth in the coming year. The agency wants to increase...
Everett Transit is evaluating three proposals to revise operations of the local bus network that would go in effect sometime in August. Two of the...
In April 1961, the construction on the Space Needle began and quickly came to completion in December of that year. Built for the 1962...