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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 0 k% ^/ F* [- _: n$ V) I& _
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; h5 l; z) U4 N8 @ S* V4 t
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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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* r( {6 d$ G$ ~& Y# Q# e9 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.2 Z0 i) M t B2 [7 O8 L
. {* |- t* n ^The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.0 t* |; X# i! J( g, @1 s+ T
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.$ u3 Z% J6 ^- Y( m' C# U, v
" r" s1 M7 J+ b. \"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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