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.
Back in October, the Seattle City Council quietly approved a suite of changes to the city's Comprehensive Plan. Four separate amendment proposals were placed...
Strong Towns is crisscrossing the nation to engage in important conversations about building stronger communities. Chuck Marohn, director of Strong Towns, is spreading that...
Holiday service: The holidays are right around that corner and that means service reductions on transit.
Galactic urbanism: Five amazing cities from the Star Wars universe.
Moving on over:...
Another large scale residential project is in the works for Interbay, this time led by national builder Lennar. The "Dravus", as it's known, could...
The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is earnestly preparing for significant departmental changes in the New Year. As we reported in June, the department...
Saving the world: An international climate change agreement has been struck in Paris to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees celsius by 2100.
Change the...
Uber is launching a brand new ridesharing service in Seattle today. uberHOP, as it is known, is a first-of-its-kind pilot for the company globally,...
Pill Hill towers: Swedish Medical Center has applied for building permits, which would the healthcare company to build two new 17-story towers on their...