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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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CBC News
% F; W% ~4 O# ^/ ?City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' j) d. V7 y% d1 R' s
" K" H4 f( d1 Z; @- Y2 {$ `( l: QAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.; K( L. w) h# O3 Y7 l8 t* c
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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., D2 O. p o* b0 n
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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.
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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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- A$ {. Y) d: B" KCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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