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Ryan Allen—Associate Professor, @SokaUniv. International ed, China, EdTech, place & space. Chronicles "We Ruined Our Own Cities" file. College Towns Substack.
Ever notice those massive student housing complexes popping up around big universities like here at University of Arizona? We have an analysis of this development pattern over at College Towns. Have a look below.
Someone earnestly posted this sunset pic, oblivious to the row of cars and parking blocking the beach. Feels like They Live. Once you start seeing it, you cannot unsee it.
It puts the lotion on the skin or else it gets urban renewal again
Wait until you find out how people with these signs in their lawn react to a proposed apartment in their neighborhood.
Some of y'all are "pro-immigrant" until a girl from suburban Ohio pulls up to your favorite Brooklyn dive bar
My shot from Portland, Oregon:
Wait until you find out how people with these signs in their lawn react to a proposed apartment in their neighborhood.
They will hollow out your towns and wear it like a skin suit.
Can’t stop thinking about the big box store that uses a facade to present itself as a fine-grained, dense, mixed-use street
Something you don’t see everyday: batting cages for cricket.
“A caravan of California millionaires, fleeing eastward from the state income tax, encamps for the night in hostile Wisconsin territory” New Yorker cartoon from 1936. Some things are timeless.
A central theme in this viral article on divorce seems to be about the author realizing how dreary life is in the suburbs. Our current development style basically forces families into this choice. theatlantic.com/family/archive…
Vice is back. It’s just now random Gen Z YouTuber doing the same stuff. We just aren’t the audience anymore.
The urge to bring back old Vice grows stronger by the day….
Ever wonder why housing is so expensive? LA Cold Storage wanted to redevelop their old facility into 1500 homes. Their project was compared to Manzanar by the local progressive group.
Adaptive reuse is so cool. The Kansas City Cold Storage Company Building was originally constructed in 1922 and served for over 80 years as a major cold storage and food distribution hub. This beauty is now home to over 200 lofts in the River Market in KC.
The crisis of "belonging" on college campuses may have more to do with housing than with academics. Fascinating data here: substack.com/home/post/p-16…
I actually offer a similar tour of notable Illinois colleges for only $30,000. It will include transportation, lodging, tours, and dining, and the one and only "Mr. Illinois" will write a letter of reference for your child.
College tours are big business. One company is charging $300K for a 4-day trip to these schools. Insane details below.
College tours are big business. One company is charging $300K for a 4-day trip to these schools. Insane details below.
Hard skills make experts. These soft skills make millionaires: ♦️ Buy house in California in early 1980s ♦️ Fight any new housing for next 30 years ♦️ Tax revolt ♦️ Tell your kids to move to Arizona Master these and you can print your own money.
RE the WaPo story over the weekend about Kansas City's subsidized grocery store, it's interesting that there's an Aldi just a few blocks south with very good google reviews. I've been in here once and it's just like mine out in the 'burbs, but with a t-shirt security guard