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A new proposal by Zilker neighborhood residents around Oxford and South Lamar may spell trouble for the shops at 2100 South Lamar.

Homes for sale or rent in a given area can now be found without a specific query in Google Maps after Google added a "real estate" check-box option for Maps searches.

Traffic on side streets will now be visible on Google Maps, using data gathered from the reams of cell phone users driving around using the Google Maps application.

Erica from Capital Metro, in comments to this post, brings up the fact that the third image (originally from the city's old OnTrack newsletter, updated with green and yellow dots by yours truly), had an error in how the circles were drawn around prospective rail stations on the extension to Seaholm many people unsuccessfully lobbied for in 2004.

…or “How To Not Get Arrested for DWI”

Background for the Post

I went to see Steanso and his band play some excellent tunes from the 80’s a few months ago and it was a great gig. Folks were talking about it all over the Travis County Courthouse for some time afterwards. Rumor is the setlist got published or at least emailed, and that there might be a second go-round. And that they might take requests in advance. I hope so.

Some 3D modelers have been some busy bees lately — most of Austin’s downtown landscape has been converted into 3D photo-realistic models and placed inside Google Earth.

But it doesn’t stop there, buildings from the UT Campus, South Congress, and even the East side have been built as well.

We’re starting to have a nice little virtual tour of the city on our hands — thanks Google. If you’re not familiar with Google Earth, it will totally blow your mind.

How exciting: Google Maps now gives you the option for Street View when you’re looking at Austin. That means you can browse the city by looking at panoramic photographs taken by a magical Google truck or something.

Go play! Keep an eye out for funny stuff — lots of people have things going on in Street View for other cities, like drug deals and giant pumpkins.

View Larger Map More on Street View: Read Annalee Newitz’s Techsploitation column, Google My Bedroom.