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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds - t4 Y8 D- z) `7 G; S
Last updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST) g% R$ L* z; N( u# L: } y) U; o1 j; T
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.& o! }9 G' a6 `/ l. G1 _
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Administration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.8 y3 Y" E, F- F) O, f" 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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% {( `" E0 \# ]) F, S2 K: h8 V/ e) qThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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7 r2 ~2 S$ d4 ^6 x: GPatricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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4 ^# {; |' _/ n- ?) M' q2 J2 `"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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