Observed arrival · 2026-08-29

Cailin Pitt’s Transit-Minded Personal Internet

cailin.link Observed source

Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A personal site combining photography, writing, cultural logs, and public-transit tools for Chicago and Atlanta.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-29 issue.

Field notes

The site organizes personal activity into distinct logs for listening, books, watching, concerts, movement, notes, photos, and writing, giving the homepage the feel of a maintained personal archive rather than a single portfolio page. Its software projects extend that archival instinct into public infrastructure: Chicago Transit Alerts covers CTA and Metra, Atlanta Transit Alerts covers MARTA, and CTA Bus Bingo plans journeys around Chicago bus routes the visitor has not ridden. Recent entries also mention turning RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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