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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds * |' w0 ?; p! O
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.7 z. g+ G( J" w
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children./ X' [, e: G2 d" x. ^, t
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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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4 u; t6 p) [3 ~) }$ IThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.7 J* L9 H+ k- I+ @
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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.( W; q! x r2 Y+ R& c3 {- |8 ^
" j* Q0 r. M! o8 pCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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