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.
Our second Transpo Notes roundup of the week touches on short newsworthy transportation developments from the Port of Seattle, Community Transit, Everett Transit, and...
Dongho Chang joined as The Urbanist's December guest speaker. Chang spent nine years as City Traffic Engineer at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT),...
Everett Transit and Community Transit are moving forward with merger planning, following direction from the Everett City Council this summer. If realized, the merger...
Bloomberg QuickTake shares how a new city district was built out of the sea in Seoul. The new city, however, has real challenges despite...
It's only Wednesday and it's already been a robust week for transportation news in Puget Sound and Washington. Here’s a rundown of some of...
Snotrac Coalition worries the plan won't put enough growth equitably near high-capacity transit.
Snohomish County planning authorities have all but signed off on new growth...
Side streets: Why should cities be upzoning side streets?
Garbage: Seattle and King County are suing each other over garbage ($).
Success: San Diego's extended...
City Beautiful takes on the corner store and explains why they're so good for communities and why they are so rare today in most...