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6 G# ?8 F' |4 ^3 a- OCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 1 {3 [$ c4 E" i
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST( K! ~: f! ~" P+ U2 m7 f
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7 a' l: b7 j/ |/ g5 o) HCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.# {2 ~) O7 p9 Q/ K/ C* X
( ~. E# `5 r4 R1 K& lAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ H! |+ n* j$ G# n8 Y6 E
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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./ B9 @+ Y0 z" b) n5 m
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.) ~' X' [& ~1 ]
- @8 k# y3 I" j- }"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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