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IMG 2457 750X500.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with surface ponding [[well]] in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan
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IMG 2457 750X500.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with surface ponding [[well]] in foreground, Kortright Centre, Vaughan, ON. Read about the performance of this practice in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/BioVSTrench_TechBrief__July2015.pdf technical brief].
Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG| Parking lot bioretention sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable paving, Edwards Gardens, Toronto
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Edwards Gardens Bio 2014.JPG| Parking lot bioretention sharing underground reservoir with adjacent permeable paving, Edwards Gardens, Toronto, ON. Read a case study about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2016/08/Edwards-Gardens.pdf here.]
ER Bioretention.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with decorative [[stone]] for erosion control, and perforated pipe access standpipe in foreground, Earth Rangers Centre, Vaughan
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ER Bioretention.jpg| Parking lot bioretention with decorative [[stone]] for erosion control, and perforated pipe access standpipe in foreground, Earth Rangers Centre, Vaughan, ON. Read about the performance of this practice in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2015/01/ER-Bio-Tech-Brief-Final.pdf technical brief].
7sigma RainGarden64.JPG|The sunken curb holds the edge of the asphalt pavement and lets water freely flow to the [[bioretention cell]] beside the 7sigma parking lot in Minneapolis, MN (USA)<br>Photo credit:[[Acknowledgements|BrianAsh]]
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7sigma RainGarden64.JPG|The sunken curb holds the edge of the asphalt pavement and lets water freely flow to the [[bioretention cell]] beside the 7sigma parking lot in Minneapolis, MN (USA)<br>Photo credit:[[Acknowledgements|Brian Ash]]
Elm Drive Bioretention.JPG|[[Bioretention]] cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, with vertical sides and hardscape perimeter receive road runoff via leader pipes from road catch basin [[inlet |inlets]].
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File:Mississauga Elm Dr bioswale_001.jpg| Bioretention cells on Elm Drive, Mississauga, ON, with vertical sides and hardscape perimeter receive road runoff via leader pipes from road catch basin [[inlet |inlets]]. Read about the stormwater system at this site in the [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_Elm_Drive_Final.pdf performance assessment report].
 
Lakeside - sheet flow parking lot 1.JPG| The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoff into this bioretention facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON
 
Lakeside - sheet flow parking lot 1.JPG| The grade and lack of curb allow for sheet-flow runoff into this bioretention facility. Lakeside Park, Mississauga, ON
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File:HD urban bioretention_1.jpg| Bioretention cell receiving road and walkway runoff in a high density development setting.
 
File:Ultra urban bioret bump out 2.jpg|300px|Bioretention bump out in a dense urban setting receiving runoff via side inlet catch basin and [[Curb cuts |curb openings]] on the walkway side of the installation.
 
File:Ultra urban bioret bump out 2.jpg|300px|Bioretention bump out in a dense urban setting receiving runoff via side inlet catch basin and [[Curb cuts |curb openings]] on the walkway side of the installation.
File:Fairford park toronto.jpg|Bioretention feature retrofitted into a small parkette in downtown Toronto, ON. Fairford Park. Read more about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fairford-Parkette-Case-Study_2017.pdf here.]
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File:Fairford park toronto.jpg|Fairford Parkette featuring a bioretention cell retrofitted into a roadway in downtown Toronto, ON. Read a case study about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fairford-Parkette-Case-Study_2017.pdf here.]
File:Ajax Waterfront Park bioret 1.jpg|Bioretention cell located at Ajax, ON. Waterfront Park.
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File:Ajax Waterfront Park bioret 1.jpg|Bioretention cell located in Waterfront Park in Ajax, ON.
File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Bioretnetion cell located at IMAX's corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON.
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File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON. Read about the IMAX stormwater system in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2022/03/rpt_IMAXreport_f_20220222.pdf performance assessment report]
File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A traffic calming bioretention cell in action during a major rain event.  
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File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event.  
File:Brampton Wychwood bioret 2015 1.jpg|Bioretention cell receiving road runoff located in the Wychwood neighbourhood of Brampton. The nearby [[Pretreatment|catch basin]] conveys overflows during major rain events. Read more about the stormwater system in this community in the STEP evaluation [[https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf |evaluation report]].
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File:Brampton Wychwood bioret 2015 1.jpg|Bioretention cell receiving road runoff in the Wychwood neighbourhood of Brampton, ON. The nearby [[Pretreatment|catch basin]] conveys overflows during major rain events. Read about the stormwater system in this community in the [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf performance assessment report].
 
File:Kortright parking lot bioret 3.jpg|Kortright Centre parking lot bioretention cell in action during a rain event, Vaughan, ON.
 
File:Kortright parking lot bioret 3.jpg|Kortright Centre parking lot bioretention cell in action during a rain event, Vaughan, ON.
  

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