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A crowd covers the side of TriMet MAX Type 1 car 124 with handwritten farewell messages and signatures.
On the Streets · · 4 min read

Signing Off: Portland Says Goodbye to the MAX Type 1

TriMet's original MAX Type 1 trains opened Portland's light rail system in 1986. On April 18, the city said goodbye at Holladay Park — Sharpies in hand, signing every white panel of car 124 until there was no room left. A retirement party that read more like a thank-you note.

A dot-matrix LED sign reading "ATPROTO PDX" above a brass plaque: "Algolia made this set build possible — Jan 2025." A red LED clock in the corner frozen at 3:34:25.
On the Streets · · 4 min read

The nerds are building a new internet, and I could feel it in the room

The AT Protocol is a quiet attempt to rebuild social software the way email was built — open, portable, owned by no one. A meetup in Portland this week made the stakes feel real.

Earth Day
On the Streets · · 2 min read

Earth Day

An Earth Day procession makes its way through Southeast Portland.