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.
RM Transit shows off Via Rail's new Siemens Venture class equipment, which is also coming to Amtrak services like Cascades.
Pedestrian streets: Ellensburg is considering how it might pedestrianize streets.
Missouri: Missouri River Runner Amtrak service is getting cutting back to one daily trip between Kansas City and St. Louis because of Republican funding opposition. St. Louis is also in trouble for suspending federally-backed trolley service. However, a study to...
Not Just Bikes visits Paris to see how the city has rolled out a good bike infrastructure and witnesses how it has transformed culture. However, some aspects of Paris' bike boom have been overhyped and there are some pitfalls to how bike infrastructure has been implemented.
As we move into New Year's Eve, temperatures remain somewhat cold and the remnants of this week's winter storm are everywhere in Puget Sound. That's placed two major strikes against the regional transit system. Transit agencies are treating today as a holiday, further reducing or suspending service than normal....
A fresh set of snow has hit Puget Sound and temperatures remain low, extending winter weather conditions and hampering transit operations in the region. Here’s today’s morning service update:
Agency/ServiceDetailsKing County MetroFor a fourth time this week, Metro extended the Emergency Snow Network last night, which consolidates service to about...
Vox looks at the story of the Craftsman home and how it became a staple across America in the 20th Century.
1974: Multifamily housing construction is the highest since 1974.
Not like the recession: Shelterforce discusses how the pandemic housing market is not like the Great Recession housing market.
People streets: The pandemic encouraged people-oriented streets, but will they stick around?
City Hall Park: Some business and county leaders say that a land...
Winter weather continues to hamper transit operations in Puget Sound. Here's today's morning update:
Agency/ServiceDetailsKing County MetroLast night, Metro again extended the Emergency Snow Network, which consolidates service to about 60 core routes. Paratransit service is more limited because of the reduced scope of bus service. Water Taxis are expected...