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The Sustainable Sidewalk project was initiated as a solution to address the disturbance of street tree roots associated with the removal of sidewalks for utility cuts. A working group with participants from various City of Toronto Divisions was formed and the group decided to use [[Soil cells]] for a [[Stormwater Tree Trenches]] ([[Bioretention]]) and in the fall of 2008 constructed The 'Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project'. Monitoring results from the study found that the soils were able to reduce TSS (>80%) and heavy metal concentrations in the road run off that entered the system. Also the outlet flow meter did not show any flow release after a rainfall of 3 mm that was preceded by a period of no rain, showcasing the systems ability to mitigate excess stormwater runoff in the heavily urbanized location.

The Sustainable Sidewalk project was initiated as a solution to address the disturbance of street tree roots associated with the removal of sidewalks for utility cuts. A working group with participants from various City of Toronto Divisions was formed and the group decided to use [[Soil cells]] for a [[Stormwater Tree Trenches]] ([[Bioretention]]) and in the fall of 2008 constructed The 'Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project'. Monitoring results from the study found that the soils were able to reduce TSS (>80%) and heavy metal concentrations in the road run off that entered the system. Also the outlet flow meter did not show any flow release after a rainfall of 3 mm that was preceded by a period of no rain, showcasing the systems ability to mitigate excess stormwater runoff in the heavily urbanized location.

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The Central Parkway low impact development (LID) road retrofit is located on Central Parkway East, just south of Burnhamthorpe Road in Mississauga, Ontario. Read the brief authored by CVC about the performance of the [[Stormwater Tree Trenches]] LID feature is able to reduce the majority of stormwater runoff leaving the site during most rainfall events. The Central Parkway project was the first green road retrofit to take place in Mississauga where the Silva Cell system [[Soil cells]] were specifically used for stormwater treatment in addition to encouraging tree growth and aesthetic design.

The Central Parkway low impact development (LID) road retrofit is located on Central Parkway East, just south of Burnhamthorpe Road in Mississauga, Ontario. Read the brief authored by CVC about the performance of the [[Stormwater Tree Trenches]] LID feature is able to reduce the majority of stormwater runoff leaving the site during most rainfall events. The Central Parkway project was the first green road retrofit to take place in Mississauga where the Silva Cell system [[Soil cells]] were specifically used for stormwater treatment in addition to encouraging tree growth and aesthetic design.