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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds 7 R" g7 ]& R+ o' q
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST& w; a& k( _- d, {
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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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# }& T5 X8 M$ C. \2 W; D+ ~4 r* m1 KAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children. m' i1 A8 ]$ D; ~; a- e# }
* l s$ g3 v* W8 q/ u* D"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.' j( ?/ b! K2 X
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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.* T- e1 i& `' H( ^/ S* @! t0 z5 c
. {) F% m+ j* I' M. K ?"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.$ x" S/ t4 R, f- l6 P/ \8 I
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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