Cities Are Designed By Men – and it Shows
Urbanism is full of critical feminist issues, but the lack of women helping to shape American cities endangers us all.
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I am a new urbanist, and I am tired of men.
Men are on television and computer screens, asking me to subscribe as they tell me how we can improve our cities and transit. Men are online, telling me about the 15-minute city. Men are in my city council meetings, telling me we need another lane on that busy road: “Just trust me bro, just one more lane.”
Don’t get me wrong, I love the new urbanist men who have taught me about how much better our cities, roads, and transit systems can be. On YouTube, CityNerd blends snark and – well, nerdy detail on all things cities. There’s Not Just Bikes, who I initially liked a lot but who sometimes comes off as elitist because he had the resources to move to the Netherlands. Or RMTransit, who just announced that he and his comprehensive breakdowns of the world’s train system are leaving YouTube for family reasons.