07-22-2014, 07:36 PM
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Not Taylor
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary SW
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City votes to change school, playground zone hours
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...ours-1.2714971
Essentially, the time for both zones is now 7:30am to 9pm effective once new decals go on the signs, which is starting over the next few weeks.
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07-22-2014, 07:37 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Calgary
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Boourns
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07-22-2014, 07:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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What kind of kid is still at school at 9pm?
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07-22-2014, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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I think this is a moronic change, honestly.
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07-22-2014, 07:44 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I'm all for it in summer. But 9pm when it's dark by 6 in the winter? Even the Mayor thinks that's ridiculous.
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07-22-2014, 07:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Terrible, the current system made sense, this doesn't. Hopefully there's enough backlash that they reverse the decision. I hate this kind of stuff in politics, no one wants to look like they don't care about safety, so they tow the line of the shrill think of the children people.
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07-22-2014, 07:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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So, now during the summer, the playground zones will be done an hour and a half before the sun goes down; but during the winter, they'll be in effect for 4 hours after the sun goes down?
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07-22-2014, 07:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
So, now during the summer, the playground zones will be done an hour and a half before the sun goes down; but during the winter, they'll be in effect for 4 hours after the sun goes down?
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Yes, and School Zones will always be in effect until 9 PM even though there is never any reason for them to be active after 5 PM.
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07-22-2014, 07:51 PM
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Boournss
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Fixed to match thread titlee.
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07-22-2014, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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This is my tweet on the decision:
Nehkara @Nehkara 1m
@nenshi @seanchucalgary I think that the changes to school/playground zones are not well thought out and have no basis in logic.
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Last edited by Nehkara; 07-22-2014 at 07:53 PM.
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07-22-2014, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I have to drive past two schools, one is a playground zone and one is a school zone, to leave my neighbourhood. Most of the kids who attend those schools are bused in, so they're pretty much deserted by 4:00 most days.
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07-22-2014, 08:06 PM
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CP's Resident DJ
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In the Gin Bin
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Bunk, put an end to this stupidity, please.
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07-22-2014, 08:08 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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So how does this play into school days VS non school days?
Are we looking we looking at 365 days of 7:30am-9:00pm 30km limits in all school/playground zones now?
I'm all for eliminating the confusion between playground/school zones, but taking Elbow during the weekends it's kinda nice not to worry about the school zones. But there is a few playground zones mixed in.
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07-22-2014, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Ugh. This is so dumb.
I know politicians don't want to seem like they are ok with hitting kids by voting against this but come on. I'd like to see some actual data that indicates that 1) this is a problem; 2) if it is a problem, these new times will actually fix it.
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07-22-2014, 08:15 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nehkara
This is my tweet on the decision:
Nehkara @Nehkara 1m
@nenshi @seanchucalgary I think that the changes to school/playground zones are not well thought out and have no basis in logic.
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Sean Chu is not a smart man.
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07-22-2014, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Sean Chu is not a smart man.
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I know. I didn't vote for him but he is the councillor for my ward. 
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07-22-2014, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Sadly I did and he is an idiot. ����
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07-22-2014, 08:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nehkara
I know. I didn't vote for him but he is the councillor for my ward. |
Condolences.
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Originally Posted by Mccree
Sadly I did and he is an idiot. ����
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You got a long way to dig out of your hole for that. He couldn't even figure out what population density was today on twitter.
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07-22-2014, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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What are ya'll in such a hurry for anyway? 30 isn't that much slower than 50 
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07-22-2014, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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I'm fine with standardizing playground and school zones, as most schools also have playgrounds and fields anyway. One standard "zone" is fine by me. A variable ending time would much better for our latitude, however.
Slowing from 50 to 30 for a block isn't going to cost me more than a few seconds in my day, so that part doesn't even bother me. I just don't think that there is any need to extend it to 9pm in the middle of the winter when the sun goes down at 4:30. I'd like to think that if you're old enough to be out playing at 9pm - 4.5 hours after winter sunset - then you're also old enough to have some safety skills of your own.
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