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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 w. q; p+ p" V% `) x5 dLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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4 ?0 L9 _) b {City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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6 O, \% ~/ |/ s7 R/ bAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.. o5 Y+ m3 `4 n' ], J
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"This is simply adding it to our set of solutions," Rick Millican, general manager of transportation, said. "Council is not saying if they approve it, put a school zone everywhere someone wants on.* V3 u5 Q$ ~2 k. A
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.$ R" G, x& I3 A# q
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.& m; E; M7 f& o4 [
I; R+ t& Q; U0 B! t5 f"People are in a hurry, people are stressed out, they forget the speed limit and our children are very at risk when they are going to these places," she said.
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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