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.
This Transpo Notes roundup touches on a mix of transit stories, including:
Leaky ceiling repairs underway at U District Station;New Fare Paid Zones coming to...
On Wednesday, freight railroads had yet to come to terms with union workers, creating chaos across the United States as movement of goods and...
Modern tram systems are increasingly seeing the use of grassy tracks. Many North American transit agencies may be loath to follow suit, but there...
Cali rules: Following California's vehicle emissions rule standards, more than a dozen states could follow suit.
Non-drivers are future: Anna Zivarts argues that non-drivers are...
Why is Los Angeles’ downtown so small? It isn’t just because of the car. Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains.
Local transit agencies in Puget Sound have begun to release their fall service change details. Service is being slashed on a wide range of...
Why are Philadelphia's streets good and what can other North American cities learn from them? Alan Fisher of the ArmChair Urbanist explains in this...
Boston's bike mayor: Boston's Mayor Michelle Wu is a bike commuter and planning a big rollout of protected bike lanes this year.
Ground-floor retail: What...