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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.
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.
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
 
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]]
 
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]]
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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Elm Drive Bioretention.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]].
 
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
 
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|Fairford Parkette featuring a bioretention cell retrofitted into a roadway in downtown Toronto, ON. Read more about it [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2017/08/Fairford-Parkette-Case-Study_2017.pdf here.]
 
File:Fairford park toronto.jpg|Fairford Parkette featuring a bioretention cell retrofitted into a roadway in downtown Toronto, ON. Read more 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|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON.
 
File:Mississauga IMAX parking bioret 1.JPG|Parking lot bioretention cell at IMAX corporate headquarters in Mississauga, ON.
 
File:Bump-out bioretention 2.jpg|A curb extension bioretention cell in action during a major rain event.  
 
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 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 more about the stormwater system in this community in the STEP evaluation [[https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/06/Wychwood-Report.pdf |evaluation 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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