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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 5 ?- l2 P/ V6 c6 ~3 \
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 _/ M* G* r1 k) F+ R0 d: G
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.0 k3 Q6 k7 i( T. w1 u: T/ }* l
5 `+ D/ k: ]" T8 }0 ?Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.$ ~2 F9 q/ p" g7 \# T* } k
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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.
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& q% l! @3 g6 U+ O* KThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% l( c1 i% C$ f3 M3 E+ I! |
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.# t2 h6 v2 R! L: I: `, H- W
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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.) t1 G4 P8 z: V, I. }- B) Z
+ b4 g& Q# S" Y+ G( W* NCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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