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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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, U7 |7 }* a% ]"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 `4 @# y% h; [% \
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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4 v& k- K1 N& f. Y( m1 tPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.0 E* _3 d9 u# {7 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.+ \; e" E- b, Y
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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