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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
- m- p! q8 g! e* uLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST0 \- M" U6 b; a0 N9 I) W
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.9 E9 v3 J9 M1 L
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.+ K0 \2 a2 g F5 A9 |) |8 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.
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- H, M/ ]- J) w1 F- D' i. QThe 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.
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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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- l/ ?# \. j& U4 E* A, b8 q/ qCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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