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.
There's good news down in Tacoma: transit-oriented development (TOD) could be on the way for Tacoma Dome Station if Pierce Transit (PT) has anything to say about it. PT is in talks with Cody Development Corporation to create a six-story mixed-use building, which brings in approximate scale with the...
Making doughnuts: A look at 66 metro regions shows that a inner cities are doing much better than inner suburbs, although a doughnut effect is taking hold.
Disparate tastes: Who knew Girl Scout Cookies differed so greatly in taste and quality depending upon where you live.
Overburdened suburbs: The cost of sprawl...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dJZ7MVEK0
Friday New Discussion: Trasnportation by Strong Towns on Youtube.
Former Mayor Mike McGinn gets a bit nerdy and talks transportation with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns, Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog, and Kevin Shepherd of Verdunity.
On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council created by resolution a new advisory board to oversee all matters of transit in the city. The new Seattle Transit Advisory Board would consist of 12 board members selected throughout the city. Council President Tom Rasmussen introduced the resolution by describing its ties...
As of today, Car2Go has expanded their "home area" for Seattle. Back in January, the Seattle City Council approved new legislation regulating and permitting carsharing programs like Car2Go. The legislation did two key things for consumers and carshare operators alike: it increased the maximum free floating permit cap to 750...
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stood before community members and city staff in Ballard yesterday to launch his 10-year, citywide transportation investment plan. Move Seattle, as it is known, will be Seattle's roadmap for near-term investments and tying together all of the big transportation plans that Seattle has. The plan is...
Plans for the Hotel Clare site are getting a big makeover. Located on the corner of Second Avenue and Virginia Street, the project is getting scaled back from a 39-story residential and hotel tower to a now-proposed 17-story hotel. For the beloved Terminal Sales Annex Building that currently sits on the...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=U96fNfvyGGk
New Leaning Bike Rails and Improvements Installed at Burke Gilman Crossing by SeattleDOT on Youtube.
SDOT just installed a leaning bike rail on the Burke Gilman Trail. Staff from the transportation department talk about how it works, why it benefits people bicycling, and what it took to build it.