{"id":3348,"date":"2008-07-11T09:37:09","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T13:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/07\/11\/attractive-traffi-calming\/"},"modified":"2008-07-11T21:24:31","modified_gmt":"2008-07-12T01:24:31","slug":"attractive-traffi-calming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/07\/11\/attractive-traffi-calming\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractive traffic calming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3057\/2658671262_dd09227446.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night I came across a rather attractive traffic calmer. It uses bricks instead of the now-traditional speed bump. It creates the same effect that is used on highways to indicate that you&#8217;re veering off into the shoulder lane to creating that <em>thud thud thud thud<\/em> sound. It&#8217;s also permeable installation, allowing rain to be absorbed by the soil underneath the road, unlike the asphalt behemoths we commonly see on side streets.<\/p>\n<p>This type of traffic calmer is the only kind I&#8217;ve ever seen in Toronto. Since it&#8217;s so rare, I&#8217;m challenging readers to identify its location (an intersection will suffice). We&#8217;ll reveal the location in the early afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANSWER<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Collier+Street+TORONTO+ON&amp;sll=43.64855,-79.38535&amp;sspn=0.780038,1.216736&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr\">Collier Street<\/a>, just north of Bloor and east of Yonge and the Davenport\/Church extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I came across a rather attractive traffic calmer. It uses bricks instead of the now-traditional speed bump. 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