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.
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:...
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Europe is awash in great streets. But what makes them so great? And what can other cities learn from these streets?
Pierce Transit has moved into the design phase for the transit agency's signature bus rapid transit (BRT) project. The project is set to deliver...
Sound Transit is moving ahead with the the South Sounder Capacity Expansion program and has approved funding to proceed with acquisition of additional passenger...
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Vox explains why the United States is seeing employment plummet amidst the pandemic while the United Kingdom has not experienced the same level of...
Uber losses: Even the gig economy is shedding jobs amidst the pandemic ($).
Voyage delayed: Outlays for a new cruise ship terminal by the Port...
In late April, Metropolitan King County Council formally identified a locally preferred alternative for the RapidRide I Line, which is billed as opening in...