James Pizzurro
@jamespizzurro.com
Software engineer. Newly-minted Toronto resident by way of Baltimore, Washington DC, and parts beyond. Advocate for people-oriented places. Amateur cocktail guy. Side project: ARIES for Transit (ariesfortransit.com).
choose your fighter
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
choose your fighter
So what are the solutions we're discussing? Traffic signal priority, left turn and parking restrictions, stop spacing adjustments, more representative on-time performance metrics (!), level boarding, standardized and higher-quality stop infrastructure, and much more. #StreetcarSummit
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
So what are the solutions we're discussing? Traffic signal priority, left turn and parking restrictions, stop spacing adjustments, more representative on-time performance metrics (!), level boarding, standardized and higher-quality stop infrastructure, and much more. #StreetcarSummit
I'm in a packed room of ~200 transit riders spending their Sunday afternoon at @ttcriders.bsky.social's #StreetcarSummit discussing the problems Toronto's iconic streetcar system faces and proposing potential solutions with the help of transit advocates and professionals. You love to see it. 🚊
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm in a packed room of ~200 transit riders spending their Sunday afternoon at @ttcriders.bsky.social's #StreetcarSummit discussing the problems Toronto's iconic streetcar system faces and proposing potential solutions with the help of transit advocates and professionals. You love to see it. 🚊
towson being towson
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
towson being towson
first toronto halloween in the books. building maintenance tried but failed to stop my decoration game with their scaffolding. mr bones greeted the children as they took way too much candy. all is well. 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
first toronto halloween in the books. building maintenance tried but failed to stop my decoration game with their scaffolding. mr bones greeted the children as they took way too much candy. all is well. 🎃
It was a good day today.
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It was a good day today.
Oh, and that "I don't see my car" button just takes you to a different modal for...adding your car information manually. 🙃
September 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Oh, and that "I don't see my car" button just takes you to a different modal for...adding your car information manually. 🙃
I sold my only car earlier this year and Credit Karma will literally not let me remove it from my account. "You must add a car," it says. Because, you know, who would ever go car-free? 🥴
September 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I sold my only car earlier this year and Credit Karma will literally not let me remove it from my account. "You must add a car," it says. Because, you know, who would ever go car-free? 🥴
Like, y'all, you *chose* to live next to a college campus with decent transit access to and from Baltimore City. What exactly did you think you were signing up for? And what exactly are you complaining about?
September 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Like, y'all, you *chose* to live next to a college campus with decent transit access to and from Baltimore City. What exactly did you think you were signing up for? And what exactly are you complaining about?
The best way for my councillor @chrismoise.ca to discourage folks riding a bike or scooter from doing so on our sidewalks is to do more to install an expansive and well-connected bike network throughout our ward and beyond.
These decals, like blocking replies and quote posts, are not a good look.
These decals, like blocking replies and quote posts, are not a good look.
July 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The best way for my councillor @chrismoise.ca to discourage folks riding a bike or scooter from doing so on our sidewalks is to do more to install an expansive and well-connected bike network throughout our ward and beyond.
These decals, like blocking replies and quote posts, are not a good look.
These decals, like blocking replies and quote posts, are not a good look.
can't help but see headlines like these and assume any safety fears about e-bikes are due in part to the normalization of speeding car drivers
May 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
can't help but see headlines like these and assume any safety fears about e-bikes are due in part to the normalization of speeding car drivers
incredibly beautiful day
May 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
incredibly beautiful day
chatgpt did a great job sketching out how I should be using forearm straps to move a large piece of furniture this morning 🧐
April 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
chatgpt did a great job sketching out how I should be using forearm straps to move a large piece of furniture this morning 🧐
stay thirsty my friends
April 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
stay thirsty my friends
i don't always check the current value of my portfolio positons after a historically bad trading day, but when i do, i prefer dos equis
April 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i don't always check the current value of my portfolio positons after a historically bad trading day, but when i do, i prefer dos equis
we all float down here
March 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
we all float down here
it is absolutely ridiculous to tell riders of your transit system to carry a flashlight and wear reflective clothing while they wait for their bus to show up.
train your drivers better, make sure stops are well lit, and ensure service is frequent and reliable after dark. that's it.
train your drivers better, make sure stops are well lit, and ensure service is frequent and reliable after dark. that's it.
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
it is absolutely ridiculous to tell riders of your transit system to carry a flashlight and wear reflective clothing while they wait for their bus to show up.
train your drivers better, make sure stops are well lit, and ensure service is frequent and reliable after dark. that's it.
train your drivers better, make sure stops are well lit, and ensure service is frequent and reliable after dark. that's it.
TARIFF WARS, Episode I
February 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
TARIFF WARS, Episode I
older adults: stop spending so much money on avocado toast and coffee drinks
younger adults: ok
older adults: no not like that!
younger adults: ok
older adults: no not like that!
January 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
older adults: stop spending so much money on avocado toast and coffee drinks
younger adults: ok
older adults: no not like that!
younger adults: ok
older adults: no not like that!
happy inauguration day to the intolerant, selfish, and ignorant among us
January 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
happy inauguration day to the intolerant, selfish, and ignorant among us
apropos of nothing in particular, absolutely nothing at all, I'm thinking about this tonight
![A quote from Wikipedia: "The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945), where he argued that a truly tolerant society must not tolerate those who promote intolerance.[2] Popper posited that if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6buhr3lebkwo735cwp46tyxj/bafkreiexit46y7cwljjolfhcmljubnn45rczggex3xha23cv73br2pntjm@jpeg)
November 6, 2024 at 11:58 PM
apropos of nothing in particular, absolutely nothing at all, I'm thinking about this tonight