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  1. Visit Walk Score - How walkable is your house? Walk Score - How walkable is your house?

    http://www.walkscore.com/index.shtml

    Walk Score calculates the walkability of any address. I got an 84 in Cambridge. It will be handy next time we're looking for a new home.

  2. Visit Melvil Dewey in Boston Melvil Dewey in Boston

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110209969557743532649.00000112f736269fd11a9&ll=42.356728,-71.060364&spn=0.004345,0.009441&z=17&om=1

    Here's a Google map showing the locations of some of Melvil Dewey's work in Boston in the 1870s. I've been reading about Dewey (or Dui) a bit, on the theory that he is one of America's great life hackers, right up there with Ben Franklin. Unfortun… More

  3. Visit HousingMaps HousingMaps

    http://www.housingmaps.com/

  4. Visit WardMaps.com - WardMaps.com - Your online source for vintage urban maps. WardMaps.com - WardMaps.com - Your online source for vintage urban maps.

    http://wardmaps.com/

    Fun site for browsing through old ward maps -- great way to learn the history of you house and neighborhood. I found it interesting to see what had been in the place of some of the big modern buildings in my area, and in the neighborhood where I grew up.

  5. Visit EPA: Locate Your Watershed EPA: Locate Your Watershed

    http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm

    I knew we were in the Charles watershed of course, but it's always interesteing to see the boundaries.

  6. Visit DaylightMap DaylightMap

    http://www.daylightmap.com/

    I like the simplicity of this map, I also looked at it for quite a while. It's a nice simple learning tool.

  7. Visit Manhattan Elsewhere Manhattan Elsewhere

    http://www.kottke.org/plus/manhattan-elsewhere/

    Really fun to think about maps, where Jason Kottke plopped manahatten next to various cities to see how they compare. In wedging Manhatten into Boston harbor, he managed to crop out much of the Boston, but you ge the idea.

  8. Visit How cities heal How cities heal

    http://mike.teczno.com/notes/scar-tissue.html

    In this areal shot of san francisco you can see how the city has healed itself after the removal of traintracks along time a go.

  9. Visit Google map pedometer Google map pedometer

    http://www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer/

    This is great - the first google maps hack I've found helpful. I can finally know which routes are really the shortest. But it's the only UI I've seen with a Click here if you don't live in Hoboken button.

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