# on the street (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover on the street. Page: Feed: --- ## [Signing Off: Portland Says Goodbye to the MAX Type 1](https://timtrautmann.com/blog/signing-off-portland-says-goodbye-to-the-max-type-1/) _2026-04-19 · Tim Trautmann · Tim Trautmann Photography_ 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. ## [The nerds are building a new internet, and I could feel it in the room](https://timtrautmann.com/blog/the-nerds-are-building-a-new-internet-and-i-could-feel-it-in-the-room/) _2026-04-08 · Tim Trautmann · Tim Trautmann Photography_ 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. ## [Every Spring, They Come Back](https://timtrautmann.com/blog/every-spring-they-come-back/) _2026-03-23 · Tim Trautmann · Tim Trautmann Photography_ Portland's cherry trees bloom for ten days — sometimes fewer. You can't plan for it, but you can keep showing up. Every year I do, for the blossoms and the way they make the whole city stop and breathe.