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.
Traffic congestion on I-5 between Seattle and Everett has skyrocketed over the past few years with commute times now up more than 25%. Many...
Earlier this summer, Seattle introduced rainbow crosswalks throughout Capitol Hill in advance of Pride Week. Not long after, African-American community members in the Central...
#StepItUp: The Surgeon General issued a rare Call to Action this week to promote walking and walkable communities in order to curb chronic public health problems...
The Seattle Design Festival is kicking off its fifth year on Saturday with a two-day block party in middle of Occidental Park, right in...
There's only one true Vancouver in this world, and it's located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Home to some 603,000 residents and...
Growing minds: The University of Washington-Tacoma (UWT) branch is planning to expand into the Old Spaghetti Factory (OSF) building sooner rather than later (UWT...
Editor's Note: Rendering for the featured image is by MIR.
The University of Washington is wrapping up major construction of new student housing in the West...
Because Macklemore.
Throwing up the West Side as we tear in the air
Stopping by Pike Place, throwing fish to a player
Downtown, downtown (Downtown)
The Seattle singer...