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...that could be changing. The engineering company CH2M Hill is now joining hands with the U.S. Department of Energy to provide Internet solar maps of 25 American cities, using Google Earth technology to chart the precise solar potential of neighborhoods, literally rooftop by rooftop. The company has just finished mapping all of San Francisco, allowing residents to enter their address and take the solar measure of their own home. "People in San Francisco think we don't have any solar potential,' says Gavin Newsom, the city's deep-green mayor. "But the map shows we have a lot more...
Boston Bargain. Once a former jail, the The Liberty Hotel in Boston, has got a criminal deal right now. The "Winter Wonderland" package includes a walking map from Beacon Hill to Boston Common, tickets to the Frog Pond skating rink in the Common and, for when you return to the hotel, a complimentary in-room movie and two hot toddies. Finish off your stay with breakfast for two. Rates start at $345, through Feb. 28, 2009. 215 Charles Street, Boston...
...longer fit. They are in a box in the attic, awaiting the day my girls head for college and we patch them into a soft, stretchy quilt made entirely of their adventures and allegiances. Maybe someday we'll do the same for their sons and daughters, make a map of moments on their way to forever...
Last November, a version of New York City's rat map was made public (first-time visitors may not be able to access the map immediately; send an e-mail to ratportal@health.nyc.gov to learn the workaround). You can search by zip code or exact address for information about the number of inspections or notices of violation at a given property. The interface of the public map is a bit clunky and hard to navigate, which may be why the city is sponsoring training sessions for community groups and other interested organizations. "We do hope to make this a bit more...
...Yorkers have really taken to the rat map, says Corrigan. "Once they realize you are not blaming them for the problems, they have really gotten into it," he says. It's amazing the things that New Yorkers can bond over...