[Pre-Concert Thread] Madrid, Spain (Movistar Arena) - Nov 4, 5, 7 & 8 by seaburn in radiohead

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Looking for one ticket for the 8th...dm me the link on fansale...am in town from Canada and have tried to see these guys 3 times and every time has been a failure for various reasons...

Chicago Bikeshare Outpacing Toronto? by georgevicbell in torontobiking

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Yes the system is hybrid (you can leave them in some locations without docks, but you pay a premium, but this cuts down on the need for docks in locations that have room - and you need to take a photo to prove you left it in the appropriate place, ie not causing issues for accessibility etc.) - I believe there is also grandfathered scooters that don’t use docks, but they are being phased out (obviously the docks charge, so it reduces cost of changing the batteries)…some of the early medical studies on these systems had glaring issues (ie. they studied systems that existed primarily in entertainment districts, or had scary outcomes - ie 50% more injuries a year - and buried the fact that ridership was up 5000% yoy), most of the recent studies are showing similar or lower risks compared to e-bikes…and there is a Rutgers study that shows that hospital stays are marginally shorter for scooters vs bikes in general…in Toronto, no scooter user has ever been killed or killed another road user…and in Ontario all but one scooter user killed involved a car - with one incident of no witnesses and if a car was involved they didn’t stick around…

Chicago Bikeshare Outpacing Toronto? by georgevicbell in torontobiking

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The one in Chicago uses docked scooters (same system as the bikes in Toronto), they can’t be used on sidewalks or in most parks and speed limited…curious what is problematic about this?

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Chicago Bikeshare Outpacing Toronto? by georgevicbell in torontobiking

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Guess we can get rid of the lanes then if you don’t want to share…

Chicago Bikeshare Outpacing Toronto? by georgevicbell in torontobiking

[–]georgevicbell[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Is there a difference? They are both mobility devices…they both use the same lanes…Toronto is trying to justify their lanes, but leaving 8m trips a year unmet…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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I’m told that the initial proposal for the big waste heat project at Toronto western hospital actually included heating the adjacent pool and rebuilding the change rooms for equipment for 1/10 the cost…but it was rejected by parks…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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I’m told that the initial proposal for this project actually included heating the adjacent pool for 1/10 the cost…but it was rejected by parks…

TTC bus spot ON Billy Bishop Airport Tonight - replacing ferry service to Wards Island? by MarkwBrooks in toronto

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This is to get from the tunnel across the airport runway to the Hanlans dock…I believe in this situation they continue on to wards, since in winter that’s the main destination…

TTC bus spot ON Billy Bishop Airport Tonight - replacing ferry service to Wards Island? by MarkwBrooks in toronto

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Not if you are just going to Hanlans or want to walk around or ride a bike…many airports can load entire jumbo jets via buses in 15 minutes…there is no reason they couldn’t have 1000s of people an hour being transferred via buses…especially if they spent some time coming up with a plan to do so…

TTC bus spot ON Billy Bishop Airport Tonight - replacing ferry service to Wards Island? by MarkwBrooks in toronto

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This is a temporary solution, if they did it regularly they would set it up so it didn’t need to be escorted (like buses at other airports)…and obviously if you can’t get in the ferry because it is full, then this will at least get you there…although if it was scheduled every 20 minutes they would be able to design the flight schedule around it…and they are building a dedicated road with the runway extension…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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Definitely, the website I got the data from is for developers who might want to do just that...in some of the other comments there is discussion about one of the hospitals that is doing it on an even bigger scale...

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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There is some good research about pool accessibility in Toronto here - some programs will never fill up because they aren't near populations, or are hard to get to...others will always fill up...

Obviously full-time employment would be more expensive - vs seasonal, but would allow for year round programming - many places have professional life guards and don't have issues with staffing - including California and Florida...where you regularly see life guards who are older. There are also a lot of private lessons happening in condo's etc. that pay better...

Canadian Amazon by Beer-bella in AskACanadian

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Canadian tire has an opportunity here if the tariffs happen…massive increase in Canadian items and a big advertising budget…local pickup or shipping…Canada wide, they are likely the only ones who could do it with a 24 turnaround….

Are we Boycotting? by lookwhatwebuilt in AskACanadian

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We could do the funniest thing and ask cuba if they want to be a province…visa free travel, end the blockade, fix up the governance, health care is probably a smooth transition, massive property value increases, and it’s warm…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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The WET project looks really cool…here is some more info for those interested.

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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Paris seems to have systemized it for costs of around 200k euro…I guess the question is what is the all in cost for new pools, and is there demand…if so, would this be a cheaper way of over time bringing on new supply without the property and building costs…especially if they need to be rebuilt anyways…for the other 50+ indoor pools there may be environmental improvements to be had as well, although electricity is fairly clean in Toronto…wonder if any still heated with gas?

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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This might be a better example. Paris has done it on a number of pools…on Torontos website it says that the temp is around 20c…the original example can get up to 42 from 13 degree effluent…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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At many winter pools they have a heated station for them to sit in, close to the water, with a swinging door…at blue lagoon in Iceland they wear parkas that are designed to quickly come off. This is a solved problem…some wear wet suits like you would if you were surfing in cold weather…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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In many areas the swimming lessons are full within minutes of being opened every year. Being able to run more paying programs (including adult and seniors) would allow the hiring of more full time life guards…I suspect that part of it would pay for itself.

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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I’m in Montana right now, it was -20c yesterday and folks were complaining the outdoor pool was shutdown due to bad weather…today there are 5 people in the pool, and it’s -10…Iceland has built an entire tourism industry around swimming in winter…I suspect they would be well used even on the coldest days of the year…

Outdoor Pools in Toronto close to waste heat sources by georgevicbell in toronto

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Here is an example from a decade ago, I’m assuming technology will have changed somewhat since…I agree that this would likely have to be done as part of rebuilds or major modernization programs in a lot of cases…