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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds , \! _ d* S r5 N+ H. H: O
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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: n# v; T$ }3 C* [Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.8 I9 W9 W) C/ }2 h/ J* K
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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.% f( H( H9 s8 N# s% k
+ _% S4 f+ |* k2 P; |7 L$ gThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; p# w8 f, F" ^, s
4 P8 ?. L1 c: F; \+ P8 T1 IPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.7 P; t/ B; ?. }1 B; v+ A ~& z3 B
& G" b7 w4 C) J% D 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.# J6 c- g' s* [( D
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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