Bryan
@bryanrobb.bsky.social
Professional planner and urban designer exploring how places take shape and how we find meaning in them. MUP from UMich Ann Arbor. Two decades of experience in long-range planning, campus planning, and community development. 🌲PDX
https://bryanrobb.com
https://bryanrobb.com
Stumbled across an old election notice I received from Vigo di Cadore while purging documents today. Forgot that Italy offers discounted #train travel if you return to your hometown to vote. There's something charming about that.
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Stumbled across an old election notice I received from Vigo di Cadore while purging documents today. Forgot that Italy offers discounted #train travel if you return to your hometown to vote. There's something charming about that.
What double the median income in Portland gets you versus inner ring suburbs of Detroit.
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What double the median income in Portland gets you versus inner ring suburbs of Detroit.
Romeo Doubs / Green Bay
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Romeo Doubs / Green Bay
A Very Portland Weekend: https://bryanrobb.com/a-very-portland-weekend/
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A Very Portland Weekend: https://bryanrobb.com/a-very-portland-weekend/
I’ve slowly been building out a new website under my own name. As part of that, I’m filling in some details about trips I’ve taken over the last couple of years. Here’s a post about the second leg of my trip to Italy last year covering the Dolomites and some dual citizenship tidbits: Dolomites
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’ve slowly been building out a new website under my own name. As part of that, I’m filling in some details about trips I’ve taken over the last couple of years. Here’s a post about the second leg of my trip to Italy last year covering the Dolomites and some dual citizenship tidbits: Dolomites
How mail-in voting works when a state treats voting as a right, not something to be suppressed.
October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
How mail-in voting works when a state treats voting as a right, not something to be suppressed.
Downtown Portland and Halloween Ball at The Judy.
October 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Downtown Portland and Halloween Ball at The Judy.
Western Pet Supply in Raleigh Hills has no chill.
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Western Pet Supply in Raleigh Hills has no chill.
Watched: Napoleon, 2023: https://bryanrobb.com/watched-napoleon-2023/
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Watched: Napoleon, 2023: https://bryanrobb.com/watched-napoleon-2023/
Love Kraft (20th Anniversary Edition): https://bryanrobb.com/love-kraft-20th-anniversary-edition/
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Love Kraft (20th Anniversary Edition): https://bryanrobb.com/love-kraft-20th-anniversary-edition/
Forever Is A Feeling: The Archives: https://bryanrobb.com/forever-is-a-feeling-the-archives/
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Forever Is A Feeling: The Archives: https://bryanrobb.com/forever-is-a-feeling-the-archives/
Left my hat at the Dentist’s office but made off with their sunglasses in my jacket pocket. Wednesday is shaping up as expected.
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Left my hat at the Dentist’s office but made off with their sunglasses in my jacket pocket. Wednesday is shaping up as expected.
We picked up some rackets at a thrift store because he’s been bugging me to try tennis. It’s humbling to give someone lessons on something you’ve never done yourself. 🎾
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We picked up some rackets at a thrift store because he’s been bugging me to try tennis. It’s humbling to give someone lessons on something you’ve never done yourself. 🎾
Well, you don’t see that every day.
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Well, you don’t see that every day.
Pumpkin Patch With Old Friends: https://afterword.blog/pumpkin-patch-with-old-friends/
October 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Pumpkin Patch With Old Friends: https://afterword.blog/pumpkin-patch-with-old-friends/
Walked into Habitat ReStore yesterday and this picnic basket instantly brought me back to my childhood. My mom had one of these when I was a kid.
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Walked into Habitat ReStore yesterday and this picnic basket instantly brought me back to my childhood. My mom had one of these when I was a kid.
Early adopter. Poor judgment.
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Early adopter. Poor judgment.
Took the lenses out of a pair of glasses I accidentally sat on while in Italy and popped them into some cheap gas station frames. They’re not a perfect fit, but they’ll be good as a backup pair.
September 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Took the lenses out of a pair of glasses I accidentally sat on while in Italy and popped them into some cheap gas station frames. They’re not a perfect fit, but they’ll be good as a backup pair.
My dentist isn’t neutral.
September 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My dentist isn’t neutral.
Usually not a great idea to eat a bunch of carbs before a fast, but we had a hearty soup for dinner and fresh #bread was a requirement. Bring on Fall.
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Usually not a great idea to eat a bunch of carbs before a fast, but we had a hearty soup for dinner and fresh #bread was a requirement. Bring on Fall.
Something that threw me as a transplant: east coast vs west coast butter dimensions.
September 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Something that threw me as a transplant: east coast vs west coast butter dimensions.