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.
Sound Transit has outlined several alternatives to expand its parking management program with paid parking. Some or all stations with parking could be affected by the changes in the next year. Exactly what the program will look like is still up to debate with agency boardmembers having wide-ranging opinions...
King County Metro's passenger-only ferry between West Seattle and Colman Dock at Pier 50 will mostly see summer sailing service maintained year-round. That means midday and weekend sailings will continue as part of the winter service changes starting October 16.
"We are excited to maintain a service that many people...
The proposal resurrecting Route 47 brings deeper cuts to Routes 10, 11, and 49, which seem unlikely to curry support.
King County Metro is wrapping up its second round of proposed bus restructures around the forthcoming RapidRide G Line. In September 2024, the new line is supposed to launch with...
The fall service changes are coming to Puget Sound transit agencies as soon as Saturday. Most transit agencies will be adding back service, but King County Metro is taking a big leap backward with further cuts.
King County Metro
In King County, King County Metro continues to struggle with service delivery...
King County Metro recently unveiled its final proposal for a bus restructure in parts of North Seattle and North King County as well as a second round bus restructure proposal for Capitol Hill and First Hill. Those efforts are meant to complement the Lynnwood Link Extension and RapidRide G...
It’s undeniable that rail transit in urban regions is almost always superior to buses, but in some American cities the bus gets a lot of use per capita for being a practical transit option. Can you guess what the top 10 cities are?
Sound Transit plans a mix of articulated and double-decker buses for Stride, all of which will be battery-electric.
Sound Transit is poised to move forward with the purchase of a new fleet for its Stride bus rapid transit program. Agency staff hope to win approval for the contracts this week...
In 2016, a regional transit expansion measure, Sound Transit 3, comfortably passed with the strongest support in Seattle. Seven years on, planning is still underway for the single biggest project, the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions. Meddling by the Sound Transit board, often in the name of austerity,...