Senior Driver Debate, Winter Olympic Students, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Feb. 3 - Feb. 16.

Feb 16 • Ryan M Allen

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Waymo Hits a Kid Walking to School: Crash Analysis

I visit the site where a self-driving car made international headlines for not being a tragedy.

Feb 11 • Ryan M Allen

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Where Super Bowl LX Coaches Went to College, New Urbanists Tools, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of January 27 - February 2.

Feb 2 • Ryan M Allen

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January 2026

Higher Ed Media Tastes, Vancouver's Dull Skyline & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 11 - 26.

Jan 26

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The Education and Urbanism of Breaking Away

From limestone quarries to the National Championship: How this 1979 film captures the evolution of Indiana University, Bloomington, and the classic…

Jan 19 • Ryan M Allen

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Is Academia Only a Job? End of Class Reunions, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 6 - Jan. 12.

Jan 12 • Ryan M Allen

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Study Abroad in Venezuela!, Worst College Towns, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Dec. 30 - Jan. 5.

Jan 5 • Ryan M Allen

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December 2025

We Still Need Google Skills in 2026, SimParking, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Dec. 21 - Dec. 29.

Dec 30, 2025 • Ryan M Allen

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Buying a Dying College Isn't a Real Estate Investment

The saga of Rider U and Westminster Choir College show the complications of dying colleges as real estate assets.

Dec 20, 2025 • Ryan M Allen

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Shame Bad Drivers Like Seinfeld Christmas Episode, Physical: Asia Education, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 13.

Dec 13, 2025

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Why Parents Tolerate Terrible School Car Pickup Lines

A tragedy strikes the my own community. We failed this boy and his family by placating drivers over everything else.

Dec 5, 2025 • Ryan M Allen

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November 2025

Best College Sports Movie Ranking, Black Friday Parking, & More

Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of November 20 - November 28.

Nov 28, 2025 • Ryan M Allen

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