I know everything feels way more expensive today but imagine paying the equivalent of $200 to watch Roger and Me in 1990.

Great to see one of my Substack articles linked in a testimony to Congress. Growing and building something legitimate over there. www.collegetowns.org/p/where-did-...

Great to see one of my Substack articles linked in a testimony to Congress. Growing and building something legitimate over there. www.collegetowns.org/p/where-did-...

Is academia just a job? I add my thoughts that rankled professors recently. My take: yes and no. www.collegetowns.org/p/is-academi...

Why would an old college be sold as a single-family home?

Why would an old college be sold as a single-family home?

What an amazing condo in LA on Zillow Gone Wild. For under a million! (just don't look at HoA) I fear someone tasteless goon will likely gut this relic, replacing with sterile Millennial Gray

What an amazing condo in LA on Zillow Gone Wild. For under a million! (just don't look at HoA) I fear someone tasteless goon will likely gut this relic, replacing with sterile Millennial Gray

So odd that kids these days don’t play outside anymore

Some be surprised that there are a few thousand Venezuelan students studying in the US. What might be more surprising is there have been some US students studying abroad in Venezuela. Very few, but still some! A study abroad adventure indeed. www.collegetowns.org/p/study-abro...

A stacked flat or rowhouse would be a great starter home for most these days. And good options for downsizers or people who want to stay in one forever. Seattle has finally allowed them citywide.

Some be surprised that there are a few thousand Venezuelan students studying in the US. What might be more surprising is there have been some US students studying abroad in Venezuela. Very few, but still some! A study abroad adventure indeed. www.collegetowns.org/p/study-abro...

"It’s not the kidnappers, nor the distance stopping kids in the US from independently getting to school. It’s the car-centric design of our cities."

"It’s not the kidnappers, nor the distance stopping kids in the US from independently getting to school. It’s the car-centric design of our cities."

Looking forward to this SimCity parody game called Car Park Capital. And published by MicroProse of Civilization fame! www.collegetowns.org/p/we-still-n...

Looking forward to this SimCity parody game called Car Park Capital. And published by MicroProse of Civilization fame! www.collegetowns.org/p/we-still-n...

Promising usage of AI over at Substack. Can turn my articles into quick snippets to share on social media. I hate doing this kind of ting myself so I will welcome this one.

Happy New Year. Every year starting to feel more and more like the old man rather than the baby.

Letting these drivers keep endangering innocent people on the streets and inevitably kill is a policy choice.

Happy New Year. Every year starting to feel more and more like the old man rather than the baby.

My PSA for New Year’s is to remember that the AI summaries are wrong enough that we still need to check the original sources in 2026. The power is not yours. www.collegetowns.org/p/we-still-n...

Trading Place is a great New Years movie. Good watch as we move into 2026. open.substack.com/pub/colleget...

As 2025 winds down, here at the top USA transit performers for calendar year 2024, based on full-year average daily ridership from the FTA NTD. This includes all transit modes reported to the FTA: bus, rail, commuter rail, inclined planes, etc. Love to see Honolulu and Las Vegas running laps...

Doing research for a recent article, I noticed Google’s AI Overview was providing misinformation on my topic. Many such cases with all AI! We still need digital literacy skills in 2026, perhaps now more than ever. www.collegetowns.org/p/we-still-n...

Doing research for a recent article, I noticed Google’s AI Overview was providing misinformation on my topic. Many such cases with all AI! We still need digital literacy skills in 2026, perhaps now more than ever. www.collegetowns.org/p/we-still-n...

Help me figure out whether transit service planning is still the route I want to take 🥹🗺️🚌 Any service planners in Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, or the Boston region? 🌊

Visiting Oklahoma from California and thought I must have time traveled to 2003.

Was it at the airport?

Rick Steves always a good guy. Same experience I had meeting him for my Secret Teacher article on him. www.collegetowns.org/p/rick-steve...

"Annoying 8 year olds keep wanting to walk and bike to school despite city's best efforts to make it too dangerous." creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord

The city can’t renovate this pool because landmarks got wind of the plan and quickly designated this unremarkable building so now they are plowing over the kids playground to build a new pool building

Joyeux Noël, Tintin magazine, 1946. Remember, we all own Tintin this Christmas. www.collegetowns.org/p/celebratin...

Joyeux Noël, Tintin magazine, 1946. Remember, we all own Tintin this Christmas. www.collegetowns.org/p/celebratin...

Merry Christmas, bicycle friends!

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Merry Christmas. “Santa Claus in a Snow Garden,” Kawase Hasui (1950)

Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.

Despite the freak out, Cracker Barrel is exactly the same from when I was a kid...

LAX is more like a dumpy bus station than a global entry point to the world’s largest economy. Absolutely embarrassing. open.substack.com/pub/colleget...

LAX is more like a dumpy bus station than a global entry point to the world’s largest economy. Absolutely embarrassing. open.substack.com/pub/colleget...

Anyone else watching Physical: Asia? Really fun sports competition reality show. It’s like a mini Olympics Squid Game combo. I wrote about it here and also the connection to colleges: www.collegetowns.org/p/shame-bad-...

Universities make wonderful Third Places. Even small and relatively unknown ones can be crucial to surrounding communities. The magic urbanism or a college town. open.substack.com/pub/colleget...

Universities make wonderful Third Places. Even small and relatively unknown ones can be crucial to surrounding communities. The magic urbanism or a college town. open.substack.com/pub/colleget...

Princeton, New Jersey, such a charming college town, especially during Christmas. Quintessential walkable downtown, houses decked out in lights, wreaths, and Santa decor, Main Street stores packed with holiday shoppers, carolers practicing in the park. www.collegetowns.org/p/buying-a-d...

Princeton, New Jersey, such a charming college town, especially during Christmas. Quintessential walkable downtown, houses decked out in lights, wreaths, and Santa decor, Main Street stores packed with holiday shoppers, carolers practicing in the park. www.collegetowns.org/p/buying-a-d...

Dying colleges are not mere real estate investments. Rider U found out this the hard way, and it might sink them now. My latest: www.collegetowns.org/p/buying-a-d...

Train over traffic this Christmas. 🚈🏙️🎄🎅🏻

Anyone else watching Physical: Asia? Really fun sports competition reality show. It’s like a mini Olympics Squid Game combo. I wrote about it here and also the connection to colleges: www.collegetowns.org/p/shame-bad-...

The holiday train beats traffic everywhere