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, ]* r _: f* iCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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' d4 H+ p9 m o6 K+ C( v" \City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.
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" i1 `; }, s1 }" o, MAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.6 H4 e& G( ~1 N3 n
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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.# V7 v J9 C$ e. c( O
2 t) n0 x' I. @( O- E" JThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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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.
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' Y9 j( `0 V0 J1 m9 J; VCouncil will vote on the policy change next week. |
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