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.
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Dave Amos of City Beautiful visits Seattle's waterfront and looks at what is happening as it transforms from having an elevated highway running through...
More housing: The Biden administration has a simple message and that is to build more housing.
Gas station moratorium: Rancho Cucamonga has put a temporary...
King County Metro has announced service improvements for six bus routes on the Eastside. About 150 weekly trips will be added to Routes 208,...
Sound Transit is pursuing introduction of Tacoma Link fares. The 1.6-mile streetcar line has operated fare-free since 2003 when it opened. But an extension...
Major changes to bus routes focused in North Seattle and other North End areas are coming in the fall to coincide with the opening...
AFFH: The Biden administration is bringing back the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule ($).
TOD zoning: The Crenshaw Line moves forward in Los Angeles and...
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Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes talks suburbs and how not all are the same. Slaughter particularly emphasizes how streetcar suburbs and suburbs that...
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Seattle Mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk joined The Urbanist for the March monthly meetup. During the meeting, she discussed wide-ranging priorities that she would pursue...