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The Urbanism of the 'King of the Hill' Reboot
The cartoon show about a family in a small Texas town has a lot to say about the urbanism of our society, especially after a 15 year hiatus. Part I.
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Ryan M Allen
Million Dollar Dump, Hot Take on Shorts, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Aug. 17 - Aug. 24.
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What Even is a College Town?
While there is no exact definition of a college town, I provide some contexts to the word.
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Senior Drivers Not The Onion, Unsafe NYC & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Aug. 10 - Aug. 16.
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Service Vehicle Size Shouldn't Dictate Our Streets: Lessons From East Asia
In the US, we often hear that streets must be built wide to ensure access by buses, fire trucks, or other service vehicles. But it doesn't have to be…
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West Coast Road Trip Reflection, Too Big for Japan, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Aug. 2 - Aug. 9.
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College Towns, Strong Towns, YIMBY, NIMBY
The global business financialization of student housing illustrates complications between Strong Towns, YIMBYism, and NIMBYism in college towns.
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Teamsters vs. Waymo, Subway Takes Annoys Urbanists, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 26 - Aug. 1
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July 2025

My Review of the New LAX/Metro Transit Center
There was a lot of hype around LA's new Transit Center from the airport, but just landing from East Asia I was mostly underwhelmed in comparison.
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In-N-Out Exodus Over Housing, Submit to College Towns, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 19 - July 26.
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Crisis by Design: Student Housing and the Hidden Cost of Higher Education
The rise of purpose-built student accommodations and commodification of studenthood in college towns.
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Brightline Killer Train Framing, $300K College Tour, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 12 - July 18.
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