Those of us who recall, and even used, and realized the cuecat was totally a good idea can only sigh when we read about the proliferation and total acceptance of the idea of QR codes. This latest, being by the New York Department of Buildings. Next? Awesome QR grafitti?

Soon these will be up at every city construction site.

Smartphone owners who have ever walked curiously by a construction site but not really felt like actually stopping to read or retain any of the information on the permits posted outside, the latest announcement from the Mayor’s office is for you. Going forward all Department of Buildings permits will now include a QR code (those boxy barcodes that resemble 8-bit Mondrian paintings) and each of those codes will link back to relavent information on the DoB’s website—including the applicant’s phone number and a quick link to 311 (try the code to the left to see for yourself). All of the city’s 900,000+ building permits are expected to have QR codes by 2013.

via QR Codes Are Coming To All City Construction Sites: Gothamist.