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1 R: Z' W/ ~ G( |" n. RCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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9 |0 |$ U7 w0 z8 p* GCity 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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2 M6 E& z# x0 P7 R! ?$ v"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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5 ]8 n# W9 h" k; F" b/ V7 t' kThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.; L3 r9 Q: a+ A- e2 ?, u
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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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9 ^6 D" @$ ^9 T# y8 _* A4 ["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.( f7 p* r0 A& F6 P" x7 [# _+ H
% M# G6 h; L3 @Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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