Happy December 26!

Dearest Folks,

I hope you’re enjoying (and continuing to enjoy) these final weeks of 2024.  

We’re galvanized to announce the launch of our first episode of Autocentric Asphyxiation on January 10! In it, we’ll cycle into conversations, debates, and interviews about America’s car obsession kink—and explore how we can escape from it.  

Recent weeks have brought a wave of unsettling and thought-provoking news. We cannot retreat into despair. Instead, we must step up as a loyal opposition to tyranny. At A Feminist Newsletter in New Jersey —about Urbanism—we strive to embody the utopian aspirations we believe are possible. Through collaboration, bold visioning, and a commitment to joy, we aim to:  

Deliver editorial content that informs and unites our communities.  

Provide policymakers with scholarly insights to help create roads, housing, and labor systems designed for people—not profit.  

Celebrate individuals and events that inspire A Better Kind of Urbanism.

Explore some of our latest editorial pieces and remember— we publish five days a week, so check in often for your shot glass  of feminist urbanism and New Jersey urbanism news!  

All I Want for Christmas Is a Bike Lane on Bloomfield Avenue

Since moving to New Jersey, I’ve dreamed of effortlessly using my bicycle to get around. I live in a central location—walking distance from NJ Transit heavy rail, which gets me to Midtown Manhattan in 20 minutes (faster than finding parking in Los Angeles, I might add). The light

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Should the term “urban” be retired?

Urban areas create unique opportunities to mitigate the climate crisis, dismantle gender oppression, and develop more equitable communities, but many people do not like when their communities are designated as such. At an art show in Montclair, I was speaking with two gentlemen when I mentioned, “Did you know New

‘A Feminist Newsletter in New Jersey’—about UrbanismL. Lo Sontag

Bikelicious Manitowoc: The potential for the small dense Midwest US town

Every winter, my husband and I visit his parents along the shore of Lake Michigan in the charming town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin—arguably one of the most American Apple Pie of states. Manitowoc is a bicycle haven waiting to emerge. At a coffee shop, we were watching adults with young

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Yours in Femininomenon Urbanism, 

Lo Sontag