New playground speed limit runs into stiff opposition

Edmonton is moving too fast on a new strategy to reduce speed limits around playgrounds across the city, warned two councillors Thursday. 
Coun. Ed Gibbons and Coun. Moe Banga came out dead set against a new plan to impose 30 km/h limits beside 425 playgrounds in the city.
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m a grandfather. I want to make sure that the kids are safe. But at the same time, I think we’re overdoing it right now,” said Banga, councillor for Ward 12.
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