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.
Dongho Chang joined as The Urbanist's December guest speaker. Chang spent nine years as City Traffic Engineer at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), but in July he announced his departure to accept a post as State Traffic Engineer at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Chang has...
Everett Transit and Community Transit are moving forward with merger planning, following direction from the Everett City Council this summer. If realized, the merger would expand Community Transit's service area to cover all of Everett and largely bring existing Everett Transit staff into the agency's fold. The merger would...
Bloomberg QuickTake shares how a new city district was built out of the sea in Seoul. The new city, however, has real challenges despite being high-tech.
It's only Wednesday and it's already been a robust week for transportation news in Puget Sound and Washington. Here’s a rundown of some of the week’s biggest transportation-related developments so far.
Veo launches a shared bike program in Seattle
On Monday, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Veo, a Chicago-based...
Snotrac Coalition worries the plan won't put enough growth equitably near high-capacity transit.
Snohomish County planning authorities have all but signed off on new growth targets. Early this month, the county's regional planning body took final action in adopting specific jobs and population targets by jurisdiction. These targets will be...
Side streets: Why should cities be upzoning side streets?
Garbage: Seattle and King County are suing each other over garbage ($).
Success: San Diego's extended light rail is already proclaimed a success.
Nudges: Even where plastic bag fees and bans are prohibited, cities can use other nudges to reduce their use.
Greenwood...
City Beautiful takes on the corner store and explains why they're so good for communities and why they are so rare today in most American cities.
It was a busy week for transportation in Puget Sound and Washington. Here's a rundown of some of the week's biggest transportation-related developments.
Federal Way slated to be home to next OMF
On Thursday, Sound Transit’s System Expansion Committee recommended a site in Federal Way as the preferred alternative for the...