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6 y. I, Z6 h/ q kCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
1 g7 m j+ Y5 bLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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/ L: K, I0 _( m& T2 SCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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' ?) Z% B$ P; B$ N& \Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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0 P! X0 f# s9 V3 r8 H"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.0 T- v6 k3 A( Y1 [5 x. M/ }3 L) L- ]
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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." q3 G. S; Z0 l c8 [
, y' p4 G' J7 d. @2 A) K, `3 P"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.% l- H, u1 D' a1 w
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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