Monday, April 11, 2011

Traffic in the City

See parking.brooklynmarathon.com/traffic/gridlock


Did you ever wonder about the traffic patterns in cities? If you're moving to or visiting a city, would you like to see what their traffic jams are like?  What about the density of major roads?


Checkout these cities: nyc atlanta boston charlotte chicago dallas detroit houston la miami philly portland sf sanjose seattle dc triboro
This shows 24 hours of traffic in a second! Yellow is slow, Red is blockage, Green is flowing, and I'm not sure what black is! For NYC, it looks like a heart attack is imminent.
This may be a reason to run or ride your bike!
For current New York City information, see http://parking.brooklynmarathon.com/static/trafficwatcher.html