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 Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) recently released a report highlighting data from the 2014 Regional Travel Study and previous studies. The report compared the results from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh0NZYtiiZ4
Seattle just extended the citywide Play Streets pilot program until April 2016. Play Streets, in a lot of ways, are similar to block parties. Streets...
No lefts: New York City wants Google Maps to stop promoting left turns.
For the kids: A compelling case for why urban places are better for...
Sound Transit is in the midst of an important public outreach campaign for their next big transit expansion program, known as Sound Transit 3. Earlier last...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fRIGphgtk
Amanda Burden talks about why public spaces are important to cities and what makes them work (or not).
VanCan commiseration: The Vancouver, BC area's transit referendum failed by wide margins this week, despite grand plans for expansion of SkyTrain and local bus service.
It's...
For the past two years, the Washington State Legislature has struggled to pass a comprehensive transportation package to fill the immense backlog of maintenance...
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is engaging with stakeholders and residents to develop improvements for the City's Design Review Program. In 1994,...