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The Brand of LA, California, USA From East Asian Megacities
We look chaotic from the calm of East Asian megacities, a concern for both tourism and higher ed sectors in the US.
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Ryan M Allen
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Terrible Train Take, Scary Dog Fireworks, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 29 - July 4.
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Ryan M Allen
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Innovation Rooted in Death: Universities Survived by Discovering What They Were Not
For some universities, the courage to innovate came from their organizational near-death experience.
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Joshua Travis Brown
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June 2025

Best or Worst Week Ever for Self-Driving Cars?, Vegas Blandness, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 22 - June 28.
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Ryan M Allen
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College Football Cow Town Becomes NBA Champion City: Celebrating the Thunder in OKC
I reflect on my home team city, the Oklahoma City Thunder, winning the 2025 NBA Championship in terms of urbanism (and even some education).
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Ryan M Allen
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Free Buses Divide Urbanists, Pixar's New NIMBY Movie, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 15 - June 22.
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Ryan M Allen
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Reviving Dead Malls and Dying Colleges: 2 Successful Cases of Adaptive Reuse
Malls and colleges are closing across the country—reusing or repurposing these spaces is challenging but not impossible. Here at two successful case…
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Dave Deek
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No More Fake Nonprofit for College Admissions, NYC High Line Before Pics, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 7 - June 14.
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Ryan M Allen
What Happens When a Dead College Cannot Find a Reuse?
Communities across the country are struggling with how to reuse dead colleges. Sometimes, there is no answer other than destruction.
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Ryan M Allen
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Musk Dodges International Student Question, No Anthony Bourdain Slander Allowed, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of May 30 - June 6.
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Ryan M Allen
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Why College Towns Get Transit Right
With their walkable campus, mix of restaurants, shops, bars and attractions, college towns tend to host some of the busiest transit systems in the…
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Joshua Woods

May 2025

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