{"id":2792,"date":"2008-02-15T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2008-02-15T23:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:27:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:27:26","slug":"lrts-greatest-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/02\/15\/lrts-greatest-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"LRT&#8217;s greatest smash hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CV2rdGX4JYc&#038;rel=1\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CV2rdGX4JYc&#038;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve often thought that Toronto streetcars should have some kind of camera attached to its front end to document the cars that whip past while passengers are unloading. 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