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Stephen Fesler

Stephen Fesler

Senior Reporter at The Urbanist

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  • English
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  • Transportation and Logistics

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theurbanist.org

Community Transit Plans ‘Swift Gold Line’ Bus to Arlington

Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
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Metro Flex Shuttles Launch in Delridge/South Park on July 22

#Stephen Fesler July 19, 2024 Metro Flex on-demand shuttle service is expanding to Delridge and South Park starting on Monday, July 22. The expansion is funded by $1.2 million in Seattle Transit Measure funds. Stephen Fesler July 19, 2024
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Sunday Video: Why Do Tokyo Streets Get High Praise?

# Dave Amos of City Beautiful recently made a trip to Tokyo and gushed about its quiet, urban streets. Tokyo’s wide arterials can leave an impression that cars dominate the city, but secondary and tertiary streets can be very calm and quiet in very dense urban spaces, as Amos shows. Consequently, Tokyo’s small streets make for
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Sunday Video: The Real Problem with “Luxury Housing”

#Stephen Fesler August 18, 2024 Across North America, people claim that they want affordable housing in their communities while deriding and fighting what they perceive as "luxury housing." A common trope among many is that developers are greedy, wanting only to make top dollar on their homebuilding projects and contribute nothing back to communities. It's a shortcut theory to a
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Sunday Video: How American Fire Departments Are Getting People Killed

# Fire departments rightly get high praise for fighting fires, rescuing people, and saving lives. But North American fire departments have been resistant to change when it comes to the vehicles they use and street design. As a consequence, they're getting people killed, Jason Slaughter at Not Just Bikes shows. Slaughter dives into how North American
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Sunday Video: Can Paths Save America’s Suburbs?

# Dave Amos of City Beautiful discusses non-motorized paths in the suburbs. Could these facilities provide more than just a recreational amenity to suburban neighborhoods? And how can they work best to offer suburban communities a sustainable and safe way to get around without a car? Amos discusses this and more.
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Fall 2024 Transit Service Changes Include Big Shakeups Across Puget...

# Puget Sound bus networks are getting fall updates, with a major overhaul in store near Lynnwood Link stations and the new RapidRide G Line. King County Metro, Community Transit, and Sound Transit are rolling out changes on September 14.
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Sunday Video: Are Fire Concerns About Point Access (Single-Stair) B...

# Last year, Uytae Lee of About Here discussed why point access block (single-stair) residential buildings are so good. But a common reaction to the idea was concern about fire safety by only having one means of emergency ingress and egress. In this video, Lee examines those concerns, fields the data, and looks to how this
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Op-Ed: Sound Transit Should Rethink Light Rail Extensions Beset wit...

# Sound Transit may be headed for another round of light rail project delays due to poor decision-making, and it needs to be open to overhauling the ST3 program.
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Sunday Video: What’s Good And Bad About Amtrak and Via Rail?

# Riding the rails from New York City to Toronto and then eventually onward to London, Ontario, Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes details his journey, highlighting the good and bad of Amtrak and Via Rail service and amenities. One big takeaway from Slaughter is just how slow the trains are. On the first leg of
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Sunday Video: Autonomous Vehicles Deserve Heavy Skepticism

# Urbanist circles differ in how they see autonomous vehicles, particularly as they move toward wider adoption. Some see them being a tool that builds up urban communities and improves safety while others worry that they could have exactly the opposite effect. Jason Slaughter of Not Just Bikes falls into the latter category with this video