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.
Tech giant Amazon is partnering with King County to fund completion of the Wilburton and Wilburton Trestle trail segments in Bellevue, contributing $7.5 million...
Rebranding SEPTA: Philadelphia's transit agency has developed a new package of signage, maps, and wayfinding.
Overselling, under delivering: WSDOT is trying to vastly oversell a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8F5hXqS-Ac
Not Just Bikes showcases an urban cycling game with Canadian counterpart from Shifter. The duo of vloggers show what their bike rides look like...
https://youtu.be/z7X3jF0Ydp8
Seattle City Council candidate Nikkita Oliver joined The Urbanist for the September monthly meetup. During the meeting, Oliver discussed wide-ranging priorities that they would...
Author's Note: Some information in this article has been updated based upon new information from King County Metro. Several pieces of information are still...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9u1e3ikQ6c
Progress on the Lynnwood Link light rail extension is going well. This video offers an aerial view of light rail construction and new developments...
A new on-demand microtransit service launched in the Kent area today. Known as Pingo, King County Metro is piloting the service throughout much of...
What you need to know about transit service and special events for the Northgate extension opening on October 2nd.
It's a mere two and a...