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.
Bailout transit: Amtrak needs more than $1 billion from the federal government to cover costs associated with the pandemic. Local transit agencies across the...
The passenger-only ferry (POF) system is set to grow in Puget Sound with the introduction of new service between Southworth and Seattle, making it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yFtPwA5cs
Suburbs are everywhere. But what is and is not a suburb? It depends how you define it, City Beautiful explains.
The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has published a new playbook for urban streets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the...
International fraud ring: Washington has probably lost hundreds of millions of unemployment insurance dollars ($) to international fraud.
Long haul: Even if Snohomish County could...
https://youtu.be/3lrJYTsKdUM
When it comes to food, our choices in what we eat has significant implications in our greenhouse gas emissions. Vox explains how the emissions...
Puget Sound transit agencies are beginning to restore service and fare payment is returning on some services. Pierce Transit and Sound Transit have released...
Reopening Main Street: A Long Beach design firm has provided tips on how to reopen Main Street in the age of COVID-19.
Major fraud campaign:...