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.
Goodbye Airbnb NYC: New York appears to be declaring war on Airbnb--there goes my cheap NYC trips!
Year of the tree: Seattle watered a lot of street trees last year; 2,768 to be exact.
Set it back right: A look into the good and bad of setbacks for residential buildings. There's...
Seattle's building boom is in full swing, and a healthy part of this is in new skyscraper construction. Over 37 projects are soon to come online adding more residential units, office space, and services to the Downtown, Belltown, Denny Triangle, South Lake Union, and First Hill neighborhoods. A few...
Seattle Department of Transportation traffic engineer, Dongho Chang, was in San Francisco last week for a NACTO meeting. He's got some wonderful insights on streets in the city and found Market Street to be a great place for all modes represented--much like our Broadway in Capitol Hill (once the streetcar gets...
We're big fans of the University District Parklet project and we're happy to report that it's now fully funded. For those unfamiliar with the project, the ~240 square foot parklet will be located on NE 43rd Street and the corner of University Way NE. The location couldn't be much more...
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Post by U.S. Department of Labor.
Seattle may have paid leave for sick days, but this Department of Labor video is a reminder that we still have a long way to go on true paid leave labor rules.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynIzCSbB45E
Public Space in Motion, From Nice by Chuck Wolfe on YouTube.
Just the facts: Streetsblog discusses HOT lanes and if they really work for transit, it appears they can be a blessing and curse, but mainly just a curse. The data keeps showing that, yeah, the kids aren't driving, they prefer a multiplicity of modes that aren't car-based. A before...
Uber dropped some good news for Seattle customers with bikes last week. The company launched a new service called "UberPEDAL" for customers who want an Uber, but also want to bring their bike along, too.
Most bicyclists encounter a time when being picked up and dropped off to their destination could be a...