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.
A new 101-unit, 7-story apartment building is coming to the University District. The Arion Apartments will deliver a lot of color and whimsy to a block in serious need...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQfC6mKTErg
Do our cities still work? by The National on YouTube.
Brent Toderian, Charles Montgomery, and other Canadian urbanists talk about how sprawl is a problem...
Stopping displacement: How expensive new housing reduces displacement of low-income housing.
A protected class: Hartford, Connecticut wants to kick out a non-traditional family because of...
On Saturday, Mayor Ed Murray and other city officials will be in the University District for a community walk on February 21. Billed as a...
The Metropolitan King County Council and Seattle City Council jointly approved a bus service contract yesterday to deploy 223,000 service hours in the city...
Last month, we reported on the closure of a western chunk of the Burke-Gilman Trail (BGT) near the University of Washington. At the time,...
Seattle could soon be seeing another tree-like tower dot the skyline. Skanska USA, a large national development firm, has partnered up with the architects of Pickard...
http://youtu.be/7rmk9X0ZYto
Seattle Building Permits Visualization by data.seattle.gov on YouTube.
A short visualization of building permits in Seattle since 2006. This is astounding!