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==Performance==
 
==Performance==
To read about the use of stormwater tree trenches featuring soil cells in the Greater Toronto Area see the STEP case study on [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2018/10/Queensway-Case-Study_FINAL.pdf The Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project] in the City of Toronto. Evaluations of the project found that stormwater tree trenches are able to increase the urban street tree canopy coverage while requiring minimal surface area below, and provide stormwater benefits associated with TSS and heavy metal contaminant removal and runoff volume reduction, with lower routine maintenance costs than other surface practices like bioretention.<ref>STEP. 2018. The Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project - Case Study: Low impact Development Series. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2018/10/Queensway-Case-Study_FINAL.pdf.</ref>
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To read about the use of stormwater tree trenches featuring soil cells in the Greater Toronto Area see the STEP technical brief [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/09/Soil-cells-tech-brief-FINAL.pdf] and case study [https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2018/10/Queensway-Case-Study_FINAL.pdf] on the Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project in the City of Toronto. Evaluations of the project found that stormwater tree trenches are able to increase the urban street tree canopy coverage while requiring minimal surface area below, and provide stormwater benefits associated with TSS and heavy metal contaminant removal and runoff volume reduction, with lower routine maintenance costs than other surface practices like bioretention.<ref. STEP. 2020 Assessing the Health of Toronto Street Trees Irrigated by Stormwater. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2020/09/Soil-cells-tech-brief-FINAL.pdf <ref>, STEP. 2018. The Queensway Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project - Case Study: Low impact Development Series. https://sustainabletechnologies.ca/app/uploads/2018/10/Queensway-Case-Study_FINAL.pdf.</ref>
 
Also see Credit Valley Conservation [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CaseStudy_CPW_Final.pdf Central Parkway LID case study] and [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_CPW_Final.pdf and technical report] that summarize findings from a multi-year evaluation of a stormwater tree trench featuring soil cells located in the median of a high-traffic road in Mississauga, Ontario.<ref>Credit Valley Conservation. 2016. Central Parkway: Road Right-of-Way Retrofits - Case Study. https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CaseStudy_CPW_Final.pdf</ref>, <ref>Credit Valley Conservation. 2016. Central Parkway: Low Impact Development Infrastructure
 
Also see Credit Valley Conservation [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CaseStudy_CPW_Final.pdf Central Parkway LID case study] and [https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_CPW_Final.pdf and technical report] that summarize findings from a multi-year evaluation of a stormwater tree trench featuring soil cells located in the median of a high-traffic road in Mississauga, Ontario.<ref>Credit Valley Conservation. 2016. Central Parkway: Road Right-of-Way Retrofits - Case Study. https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CaseStudy_CPW_Final.pdf</ref>, <ref>Credit Valley Conservation. 2016. Central Parkway: Low Impact Development Infrastructure
 
Performance and Risk Assessment - Technical Report. https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_CPW_Final.pdf</ref>
 
Performance and Risk Assessment - Technical Report. https://cvc.ca/wp-content/uploads//2021/07/TechReport_CPW_Final.pdf</ref>

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