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.
King County Metro is continuing to boost bus service via three rounds of service restorations. Changes coming in October and March will bring the...
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Why are American streets so dangerous and what can we do about them? PBS looks at the growing American epidemic of dangerously designed streets...
Free transit: Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union talks free transit.
NEC improvements: There's a new plan for the Northeast Corridor that could improve...
https://youtu.be/8mh-GTlvf0w
Dave Amos talks about how the principle of universal design as applied to street design can make streets better for all users.
The financial outlook for Sound Transit has greatly improved over the second quarter of the year. On Thursday, the Sound Transit board of directors...
The future of jobs and housing growth in King County has been set. In late June, an obscure regional body known as the Growth...
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Not Just Bikes explains how Dutch bikes are so practically designed and why they work well for city living.
Clean electrification: David Roberts emphasizes the importance of clean electrification as a means to combat climate change.
Redevelopment plans: Plans are still underway for...