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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds ) l& m z0 I1 ]3 B2 }. ?. L
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST
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3 v4 E% ]6 @2 G4 F; I& r( L! T* K. H) wCity council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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) m5 [8 G- X, u( yAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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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. y5 e) C8 y o$ l& V& L) R
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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.8 I( x7 [" n% p" [3 m
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.* Z. e4 e( N! |/ W; P4 a f
3 L. F3 d, p; Y5 v"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.* z4 e0 U- d. T% }
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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