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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
/ t" }- s! F; U& _! Q5 F, DLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST; S0 G" c3 }1 r# g# u- v9 E c' b ?
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. n5 m3 i7 D, F: S, \City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.' [% n+ p: u: a+ @* ]" r
1 j: l2 _+ l: D* C4 CAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.! y5 H \# o, a2 o
* u1 i3 I+ V7 J$ g3 m: T' D& l& e"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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The city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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9 e- z- } b5 E M! H. o5 f8 w. n6 I1 DPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits." \' G( j9 R# h. w# }3 m# z2 j
- ~+ p, r3 o; H" j"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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