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.
No Downtown school: Seattle Public Schools bails out on an opportunity to pick up a Downtown property for a new elementary.
Breaking records: The Fremont Bridge is very likely to see more than 1 million bike trips by Christmas.
The weed: Uncle Ike's scores a temporary victory while more states legalize marijuana...
Iceland takes pride in robust and modern street infrastructure techniques. To anyone who has been to Europe or elsewhere abroad, much of this will seem quite familiar. However, during my recent trip to the country, I was taken aback by just how serious Icelanders were about road safety; prioritization of...
San Francisco is putting many of its smaller streets to better use with a people-focus. As you can see from Will's tweet, San Francisco has some cool lunchtime streets with cafes spilling into the right-of-way. Seattle already has great alleyways being used as public gathering spaces, art corridors, and...
At this point, you'd pretty much have to live under a rock to not know that Republicans have taken control of both chambers of the US federal government, but maybe you missed out on our little corner of the world. Last night was mixed to positive for urban dwellers. On...
It's election day, folks! Get your ballot in and make sure you filled in that YES circle for buses. Ballots must be postmarked by 8pm. You can find out more from King County Elections on where, when, and how to drop off your ballot. If you have problems voting...
On Saturday morning, I met up with a few friends in Ballard to talk urban issues. Most of the discussion naturally centered on the neighborhood itself. We decided to take a walk around Ballard to see what has changed, the challenges that it faces, and ways we thought it could be...
We're big fans of buses, and that's why we're planning to celebrate the passage of Proposition 1 with other bus fans on Tuesday (election day). The folks from Yes for Seattle Transit are holding an election party at The Comet Tavern on Capitol Hill beginning at 7.30 pm. Beforehand,...
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We're all about that bus! So get out there and vote YES on Proposition 1 to expand bus service in Seattle. Ballots must be postmarked by 8pm on Tuesday in order to be counted. Find out more from King County Elections.