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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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% L4 r5 m4 ]/ A- r1 u& |City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.# E F0 I' ] z0 E" r
- ]( R/ T( N+ z3 wAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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.* n8 F# V! `1 T p
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.# R1 h$ ]: i9 {# s
# b+ Y# i3 _& x8 ?- ]" ^/ b5 y! HPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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"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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