Flip: Google and Congestion
This fourth installment of Flip, which tracks keen new convergences between urban affairs and new media technology, was suggested by Joe Mielke, an IT professional and a colleague at the Michigan Land Use Institute. It’s Google’s recently introduced tool to track urban congestion in real time, and available now in New York. Click the traffic link on the top right of the page. The applications for this tool are immeasurable. If you’re swinging up the New Jersey Thruway …