James Gray

local bike share user

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@cityoftoronto Is this a declaration of a “major snow storm condition”?

The website around snow routes is very vague: https://t.co/3gZGLrjv0O

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@311Toronto there’s a branch in Orchard park right near the playground that seems to be getting droopier. It looks pretty dangerous if it would fall down, especially since it’s near kids. I’m no arborist, but would be nice to know how solid it is as we go into winter.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@311Toronto Thanks!

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@311Toronto the new signpost at Raindrop Plaza at Coxwell and Dundas looks great! But the directions seem kind of wonky e.g. rouge River is basically backwards

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@observinthecity I remember some moment in history where I think Peruzza was concerned about a moment where the LRT might go faster than cars, and how upset that might make people.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@tweethue I’m trying to fix my tap switch light and it seems like it’s been obsoleted. I can’t find it in your support site. When I try to select or add new a blank page shows up in-app. What other Hue hardware/software should I expect to stop working?

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@ChrisSpoke Can we please start with congestion pricing, supporting transit (and not general revenues)?

I agree that tunnels are cool, but tunnels are more valuable for: trains, pipes, wires.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@HousingNowTO @beynate @SeanFraserMP 8 mo ago took my daughter there to watch working cranes.
@beynate gets it. Wonder>doom.
Next generation builders.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@spaikin @KingaSurmaMPP @fordnation @AMOPolicy Wish my 3 year old was asking @KingaSurmaMPP to go to the Science Centre every weekend. I have to explain to her that “yes, the doors are locked”.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@BeckyKatz96 These lanes are strong.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@alexbozikovic @cityoftoronto Ontario Traffic Manual seems to place more importance on obstruction of other signs than pedestrians when determining appropriateness of Portable Variable Message Signs.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@PolesWires Update: they have now added a significantly taller pole than other poles at intersection, with very different architectural treatment, at an arguably very visibly touristy place. Will these bizarre park signals get transferred to new shiny pole? Only time will tell.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@PolesWires this monstrosity at the corner of brand new @WaterfrontTO Love Park deserves a plaque. The Idol of Indifference.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@inHrEye @PolesWires Is there a reason why a beg button when pressed doesn’t instantly start a countdown (perhaps one longer than typical). So frustrating when you push something and have to guess if something has been actioned.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@SwanBoatSteve Picture of some people (>200?) walking and cycling today near the water. LRT sooner than 10 years from now sure would be nice.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@Markshawtoronto @Ramsey_Kilani Oh man that’s some good data right there! Thanks!
I was thinking about per rider usage: distance per trip, if overall km are concentrated to few users or spread flat and if so what distance.
That School of Cities is putting in the work!

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@Ramsey_Kilani @Markshawtoronto I am curious if bike share has some data around users’ travel, like some kind of fun Pareto: all time, last year, winter/summer.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@itsahousingtrap @jeffranson Fair enough. I look at stuff from straight energy perspective that’s from 70s, 80s, 90s mostly - either original or having gone through 1 generation of performance based rebuild. Carbon pricing expectations have made tenable retrofit tech which is common in new build.

[James Gray @jamesACgray]

@itsahousingtrap @jeffranson I’m not sure what sized electric boilers you have experience with but converting multi-MW of fossil gas heat to electric while maintaining operation is not straightforward. Space, grid capacity, voltage (2+ yrs for big transformers) are major challenges.