{"id":6311,"date":"2009-08-27T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T18:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2009-08-27T14:21:18","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T18:21:18","slug":"42-folding-bikes-vs-one-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/08\/27\/42-folding-bikes-vs-one-car\/","title":{"rendered":"42 Folding Bikes vs. One Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"42 Folding Bikes\" src=\"http:\/\/gadgets.boingboing.net\/brompton01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it takes a visual illustration to make the strongest argument.<\/p>\n<p>The above image is 42 Brompton folding bikes placed in one parking spot. 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