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City may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.- C! j" P k! ~. N. I
5 N& a( F1 C" W/ c+ U- UAdministration officials have long argued that there is no evidence school speed zones reduce the danger for children.
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$ G1 c5 T) n- M"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.% F* `# `* d( k5 d9 E
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The 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.; \# ~6 k' ^, y, q- y6 N+ h: E% c2 ?
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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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1 |+ G2 s7 T/ t$ C# `Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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