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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 T* y6 Q/ A4 a5 [8 c* D; |" O5 H% F
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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) V/ k/ u0 U; CAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.: W1 z0 ^/ S1 L4 e) w
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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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.% G- `# z: t2 m2 o M9 ]9 W7 Q
0 ?% J: [% i' `/ @5 L1 ?2 g: gPatricia 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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7 i" S1 j& { p/ N6 q; ICouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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