Complete overhaul of rendering. Switched platform to MapBox API + Leaflet, scrapped static geojson defining manhattan, added transitions and color fades to help distinguish new vs old trips, and tweaked server code to improve rendering performance.
before presentation
green dot
Hacky solution to zooming bug
Redraws all points on zoom and deletes those stuck to pixel coordinates instead of geo ones
Modified opacities to drop to .25 at the lowest