About this site

Hello, fellow wanderer. I’m Bryan and this is my blog. This site is mostly a creative outlet for my musings about urban planning and development. I live a busy life and it might not be updated very frequently.

By day, I’m a planner working with space and place, obsessed with how the built environment impacts our daily lives. The way I think is framed by deep interest in the fields of environmental psychology, urban design, landscape architecture and transportation planning. I am fascinated by maps and data.

My worldview has been shaped in a significant way by growing up in poverty. As a result, I spend a lot of time thinking about housing, healthcare, and environmental justice. I volunteer for causes that align with my beliefs.

At my core, I enjoy creating. Whether that be writing, making music, practicing photography, gardening, cooking, learning web development, or making home improvements, I like to express myself through making things. I consider myself a hobbyist in most of these areas.

Originally from the Great Lakes Region, I’ve called the Pacific Northwest home for going on 10 years now. I’m fiercely proud of my Midwest roots and sometimes suffer intense pangs of nostalgia and longings to return, especially after doom scrolling Zillow listings for a bit. It’s the cities, the streetcar suburbs, the cultural institutions, the people and the lakes that I miss so much. If you know, you know.

Opinions expressed here are mine alone and do not reflect the perspective of my employer.