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7 N- ^6 f0 H$ p/ ACity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
+ w$ y D+ Z8 ~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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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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4 J5 G0 l8 S x4 w: C# d7 I"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.) X9 B1 R5 q: m- T: a) `1 T6 c# T
3 j1 @% c4 Y- P- }+ aThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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9 L. ~+ c2 h; N4 g4 G- c9 VPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.; B3 e3 W: c6 f* r6 e% z, f
! A) D+ z' L* ]; S"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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+ U& Y/ s: e+ T5 Q& DCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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