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' B1 F( m6 }5 \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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1 h: n6 q' Z, w: p/ x' pAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ U3 s9 @: S% X+ @. I6 Z
" ^9 P9 ^2 f& ]) C2 Y"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.
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; V3 O' \. Z, WThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.& C$ E# w0 M/ n1 ^0 \+ r
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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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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