Miranda Gray
@mirgray.bsky.social
Ottawa Canada tweets; inclusive, smart city, data driven, transit, aunt, @BB4Radio podcast fan, she / her
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Living on unceded Algonquin Land, (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Living on unceded Algonquin Land, (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Hmm. "We don't know how long Line 1 or Line 3 will take until we have trains running those curves."
It *seems* something that would be easy to model on a computer. #OttTransit
It *seems* something that would be easy to model on a computer. #OttTransit
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Hmm. "We don't know how long Line 1 or Line 3 will take until we have trains running those curves."
It *seems* something that would be easy to model on a computer. #OttTransit
It *seems* something that would be easy to model on a computer. #OttTransit
@glengower.ca E1 may need to be ended soon. Can the team add a page building the case or explaining what the conditions would be? It's a request that people not be surprised and to get it out of election period.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
@glengower.ca E1 may need to be ended soon. Can the team add a page building the case or explaining what the conditions would be? It's a request that people not be surprised and to get it out of election period.
@alexcullen.bsky.social Should transit levy soon have a new category for those within 800 m of any LRT stop vs those who must bus to LRT?
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
@alexcullen.bsky.social Should transit levy soon have a new category for those within 800 m of any LRT stop vs those who must bus to LRT?
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Routes 61, 62, and 63 are being returned to their regular route between Lincoln Fields and Pinecrest stations on Thursday, January 29 - no more detours along Carling.
- Time savings of 1 to 2 minutes in the morning
- Time savings of up to 5 minutes in the afternoon
- Time savings of 1 to 2 minutes in the morning
- Time savings of up to 5 minutes in the afternoon
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Routes 61, 62, and 63 are being returned to their regular route between Lincoln Fields and Pinecrest stations on Thursday, January 29 - no more detours along Carling.
- Time savings of 1 to 2 minutes in the morning
- Time savings of up to 5 minutes in the afternoon
- Time savings of 1 to 2 minutes in the morning
- Time savings of up to 5 minutes in the afternoon
It irrationally bugs me that we have a councillor who has all lowercased his Zoom name for ages.
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
It irrationally bugs me that we have a councillor who has all lowercased his Zoom name for ages.
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We need media to recognize architects as go-to for media discussions and, related, for architects to become better at speaking to media (inc using less architecture-tàlk, to speak and write in more interesting and intelligible ways that public can related to); this isn’t a thesis
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
We need media to recognize architects as go-to for media discussions and, related, for architects to become better at speaking to media (inc using less architecture-tàlk, to speak and write in more interesting and intelligible ways that public can related to); this isn’t a thesis
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I really enjoyed interviewing local MP Mona Fortier on the Rogers TV program Dans mon quartier. We talked about our work with Prime Minister Carney to bring the Francophonie Summit to Ottawa in 2028, and the exciting events ahead for the Francophone community as part of Ottawa 200.
Dans mon quartier - épisode 03 de 2026 - Mark Sutcliffe, maire d'Ottawa reçoit Mona Fortier
YouTube video by tv Rogers
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I really enjoyed interviewing local MP Mona Fortier on the Rogers TV program Dans mon quartier. We talked about our work with Prime Minister Carney to bring the Francophonie Summit to Ottawa in 2028, and the exciting events ahead for the Francophone community as part of Ottawa 200.
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Spoiler! Tomorrow morning, with the support of the Canadian Real Estate Association, we'll be releasing our Blueprint to Restore Homeownership for Young Canadians, which provides 10 recommendations on how the federal government can restore the dream of homeownership.
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Spoiler! Tomorrow morning, with the support of the Canadian Real Estate Association, we'll be releasing our Blueprint to Restore Homeownership for Young Canadians, which provides 10 recommendations on how the federal government can restore the dream of homeownership.
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Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
A great way to prevent #Ottawa's continued sprawling is to reduce car-parking maximums for box stores via #OttCity's new Zoning By-law.
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Ottawa's box store parking lots are too big. We can fix that. | Opinion
A store that requires hundreds of parking spots creates an environment that’s hostile to humans. Have you ever walked across one? | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
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Your input matters!
#OttCity has proposed updates to its Public Engagement Strategy to reflect lessons learned and how the world has changed.
Check it out and complete the survey: https://bit.ly/4adhrax
#OttCity has proposed updates to its Public Engagement Strategy to reflect lessons learned and how the world has changed.
Check it out and complete the survey: https://bit.ly/4adhrax
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Your input matters!
#OttCity has proposed updates to its Public Engagement Strategy to reflect lessons learned and how the world has changed.
Check it out and complete the survey: https://bit.ly/4adhrax
#OttCity has proposed updates to its Public Engagement Strategy to reflect lessons learned and how the world has changed.
Check it out and complete the survey: https://bit.ly/4adhrax
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Yep Loblaws charged $12.95 dispensing fee and Costco charges $4.45. $8.50 less. That was why I switched to begin with but that the prescription itself, exact same medication was $67 cheaper on top of that was shocking to me.
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Yep Loblaws charged $12.95 dispensing fee and Costco charges $4.45. $8.50 less. That was why I switched to begin with but that the prescription itself, exact same medication was $67 cheaper on top of that was shocking to me.
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The nonviolent resistance trainings tens of thousands of regular Minnesotans are attending sound so much like the ones that SNCC and other groups led in the 1960s. John Lewis and other civil rights leaders practiced getting screamed at and attacked before lunch counter sit-ins etc.
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The nonviolent resistance trainings tens of thousands of regular Minnesotans are attending sound so much like the ones that SNCC and other groups led in the 1960s. John Lewis and other civil rights leaders practiced getting screamed at and attacked before lunch counter sit-ins etc.
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I spoke to the President earlier. We had a productive conversation and I explained to him that his staff doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota. My thoughts in the Wall Street Journal:
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
Opinion | Tim Walz: The Un-American Assault on Minnesota
Federal officials are lying. My state’s Corrections Department honors all immigration detainers.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I spoke to the President earlier. We had a productive conversation and I explained to him that his staff doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota. My thoughts in the Wall Street Journal:
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
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Aislin’s cartoon in the montreal Gazette:
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Aislin’s cartoon in the montreal Gazette:
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every word of this sentence was an adventure
Whenever I see a discussion about access to the Cerne Abbas Giant I remember the shaman I once met whose best friend had recently climbed over the fence and slept on the giant's hard-on. "She said it was the most erotic night of her life," the shaman told me. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
National Trust launches fundraiser to help buy land around Cerne Giant
Deal expected to pave way for further scientific study, boost conservation and open up access to Dorset chalk figure
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
every word of this sentence was an adventure
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On his podcast, Good Talk, Peter Mansbridge notes that the first 4 casualties of Canadian troops (out of 159 deaths) in Afghanistan were killed by “friendly fire” from American aircraft on the front lines of that “war”
(16:07 timestamp)
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/zDSbMxv9oAY
(16:07 timestamp)
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/zDSbMxv9oAY
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
On his podcast, Good Talk, Peter Mansbridge notes that the first 4 casualties of Canadian troops (out of 159 deaths) in Afghanistan were killed by “friendly fire” from American aircraft on the front lines of that “war”
(16:07 timestamp)
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/zDSbMxv9oAY
(16:07 timestamp)
#cdnpoli
youtu.be/zDSbMxv9oAY
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While our primary job is to keep the lights on, our purpose extends far beyond the grid. For more than a century, Hydro Ottawa has been more than just an electricity distributor; we are a dedicated neighbour and community partner committed to “giving where we live.” https://bit.ly/45TB2dp
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
While our primary job is to keep the lights on, our purpose extends far beyond the grid. For more than a century, Hydro Ottawa has been more than just an electricity distributor; we are a dedicated neighbour and community partner committed to “giving where we live.” https://bit.ly/45TB2dp
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Last week, we held a participatory mapping workshop in Merivale. Residents populated a map with their lived experiences in the neighbourhood as it relates to care, and climate equity, and the infrastructure and services that do or don't serve them.
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Last week, we held a participatory mapping workshop in Merivale. Residents populated a map with their lived experiences in the neighbourhood as it relates to care, and climate equity, and the infrastructure and services that do or don't serve them.
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every time i think we've hit rock fucking bottom
…succeeded in calling the manager of the company he worked for and told him what happened…told them one of the two had a gold tooth. Someone with ICE LITERALLY pulled out the gold tooth before deporting the two men and if you know your Holocaust history this should destroy you 😪😪😪
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
every time i think we've hit rock fucking bottom
I'm just settling for a plasma donation at the beautiful clinic at Place d'Orléans.
#ItsInYouToGive
#ItsInYouToGive
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I'm just settling for a plasma donation at the beautiful clinic at Place d'Orléans.
#ItsInYouToGive
#ItsInYouToGive
Hey @octranspo.com and @en.ottawa.ca, you might want to confirm Fortune in Orleans is on the right plowing list. Until last spring, it was a one bus route. Now it has far more bus traffic. It needs arterial category plowing and windrow removal status.
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hey @octranspo.com and @en.ottawa.ca, you might want to confirm Fortune in Orleans is on the right plowing list. Until last spring, it was a one bus route. Now it has far more bus traffic. It needs arterial category plowing and windrow removal status.
Okay, nature lovers, is this a current post storm photo or just a random winter pic?
Good morning Ottawa.
Bonjour Ottawa.
Bonjour Ottawa.
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Okay, nature lovers, is this a current post storm photo or just a random winter pic?
I wish CBC News coverage on Minneapolis did not stress that Good and Pretti were US Citizens. That isn't the core outrage.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I wish CBC News coverage on Minneapolis did not stress that Good and Pretti were US Citizens. That isn't the core outrage.