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.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is planning to roll out another piece of the Bicycle Master Plan in Fremont. A three-block stretch of N 34th St will see the addition of a two-way buffered bike lane between Fremont Ave N and just west of Phinney Ave N. Riders...
https://vimeo.com/131676434
Seattle transit nerds, behold! Sound Transit has put out a video showing a Link Light Rail train traveling through the the new underground tunnel connecting Capitol Hill to the University of Washington. It's three minutes long, soundless, and entirely repetitive. But you know what? It's still pretty darn cool!
Sound...
With dramatic growth taking hold in Seattle, Mayor Ed Murray wants to overhaul how the City of Seattle manages city planning and capital investments across City government. He also wants to ensure that the planning process is more responsive to the needs of Seattle communities and residents. He thinks that the best approach...
Failing their charter: Seattle's first charter school, First Place Scholars, is failing and is on the road to expulsion.
Crying Lowrise: The Stranger describes how the Lowrise zoning debate and votes went down this week.
Fair housing: The Supreme Court of the United States is slated to deliver a landmark decision on Fair...
https://youtu.be/dzbvQMWd0es
It's summer time, get out there and bike; you'll be glad you did.
This week in design: Finland goes all in on its first big cross laminated timber project, Vancouver is going super boxy for a new tower, and New York may end up with a modern Brutalist meets modern glass and steel.
Two Cap Hill projects: Design review has begun on the old Piecora's and...
It wasn't until the last two centuries that the advancement in mobility really took off globally. Before then, the mainstay of fast land-based mobility was the horse. If you were lucky, you could afford one; and if you were independently wealthy, you could afford enough of them to pull you by carriage....
https://vimeo.com/127692820
New User Experiences for Cycling by Future Cities Catapult on Vimeo.
High-tech glasses could help bicyclists navigate streets better than ever.