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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
* w6 z6 c+ I( N8 fLast 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.: w1 F E" x6 R0 d
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.) a& B( e+ f! G5 U( k" B2 A% ~3 j8 F
. T' w; n" a1 W3 b% w# P: {"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.( Y5 k* r3 I& J# D
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.8 R; g) G d9 d7 v" {2 R1 T3 O
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.- y* ]# T2 h* N1 v
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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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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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