REGINA – After seeing the high number of speeding tickets given out by speed cameras in school zones, and hearing resident concerns, Ward 8 Councillor Mike O’Donnell brought forward a motion at the April 25 city council meeting to establish a school zone safety committee.
O’Donnell’s motion includes eight recommendations he wants the future committee to examine, including reducing school zone speed to 30 kilometres per hour, changing the hours they’re in effect, and adding setting up safe drop-off zones in front of schools.
Council voted unanimously in favour of forming the committee in the fall of 2016, but Mayor Michael Fougere in concerned some of the wording is too “prescriptive”.
“From my perspective, an approach would be can we look at any of these features in another way, or anything else you may have. Because it’s very detailed about what would be done,” the mayor explained.
One area in particular that Fougere would like to see more discussion is the school zone speed limit.
“I don’t know whether 30 km/h is right or reducing it. I don’t know that,” Fougere explained.
“I’d like to see more information on that, we may decide 40 km is where we stay… It doesn’t mean I disagree, the methodology is different. That’s all.”
The committee will form in the fall and include members of the city traffic staff, school board representatives, and members of the Regina Police Service.
They are expected to present a report to the city’s executive committee next spring.
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