Saw today that Google Maps now has a Traffic layer, which color codes congestion around 30 major cities, Washington DC included. If you zoom in close enough, you'll also now see markers for Metro stations.

HT: Gizmondo and Google Blog.

Word from the MLS Underground is that DC United will announce Marco Antonio Etcheverry's new role with the club before tonights game. It's pretty easy to guess that he'll be taking over the youth development position now that Harkes is at Red Bull NY. Wouldn't it be nice if he were helping Soehn and Staff scout more Latin American talent?

Someone does Government 2.0 style - OpenCongress is live, complete with "Beta" sunsplash thingy and a few gray gradients. This, along with The Open House Project, seem to be built on top of the data provided by govtrack.us. Will it make a difference? Will you use it to track any issue, industries, or your local representatives?\

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