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The city will explore using bylaw and transit officers to assist Calgary police in enforcing residential traffic safety.

On Tuesday, council agreed to approve a request to take a deeper look into how city bylaw and transit officers can supplement and bolster police traffic enforcement on residential streets, establishing an integrated traffic safety strategy.

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Coun. Shane Keating, who proposed the motion, anticipates this could free up police resources for higher priority situations and reduce city costs.

“Times have changed. We’re looking at budget issues and we’re looking at different trends that are happening throughout society both in small municipalities and large municipalities that have found better ways, more efficient ways to do it and provide better service,” said Keating.

According to the motion, councillors Jyoti Gondek and Ward Sutherland — who are the council’s representatives on Calgary Police Commission — will ask the Calgary Police Commission and Calgary Police Service to work with city administration to determine if the proposal is feasible.