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.
Digital advertising is a fact of life in most major transit systems across the globe, especially at rapid transit stations. Generally, digital advertising is a good feature to have since it rarely only serves as just advertising. To harness potential benefits, Sound Transit is seeking to bring digital advertising...
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If America wants to green up its economy, it's going to need to make huge investments in transmission facilities to transport greener energy sources. Vox explains how transmission networks could be a stumbling block to a greener paradigm.
Stop the IBR: A coalition is trying to fight back against a big highway expansion on the Columbia River.
Running dry: New golf courses in Las Vegas won't be able to get water from the Colorado River.
Good performance: Progressives made some impressive gains in South King County races.
Childcare: What are...
In just three short years, Link light rail will reach Lynnwood in Snohomish County, which will allow for Community Transit to cut back a lot of bus service to Seattle currently running on the I-5 corridor. In anticipation of the coming changes, Community Transit has just kicked off a...
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City Beautiful looks at where Texas Central’s high-speed rail stations might go and their potential once trains start arriving. Texas Central’s station location approach is generally marked different from cities abroad with high-speed rail.
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Crystal Fincher is a political consultant and host of the Hacks & Wonks show. She joined The Urbanist as the November guest speaker. Hear her discuss what went right and wrong for progressives in the off-year election, and how they can do better going forward.
Pierce Transit has had a rough patch recently with operator shortages forcing the agency to temporarily cutback bus service, but the agency has made some progress in other areas. A bus stop balancing project has been approved for implementation next year -- which will improve bus service -- as...
Transit operator shortages continue to hit agencies across the region and nation. Kitsap Transit is yet another provider that will be partially reducing service because of pandemic-induced staffing challenges. Service reductions will hit four commuter routes, so the agency is advising that riders use alternative services, where available. However,...