{"id":2537,"date":"2007-11-30T15:38:35","date_gmt":"2007-11-30T19:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:48:11","slug":"spacing-poll-should-parking-be-removed-from-main-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/11\/30\/spacing-poll-should-parking-be-removed-from-main-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"POLL: Should parking be removed from main streets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2147\/2061060458_e5056edf79.jpg\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is constant debate, among those who care about traffic flow, about whether parking should be allowed on streets that share bus and streetcar routes. Some argue that the removal of on-street parking will make streetcars and buses move much more efficiently and create less stop-and-go driving (thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions). 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