I spend a lot of time on Google Maps. Like, a LOT of time on Google Maps. One of the more thought-provoking features on Google Maps is Google Street View, and boy, do I spend a lot of time on Street View. On Google Earth, it's easy to spot new apartment buildings, but the scale can be lost; from above, sidewalk improvements, new rooflines, and the street-wall is an abstract notion. At ground level, you better understand what it would feel like to actually live and work in a [...]