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A campaign targeting traffic violations and congestion around Calgary public schools has led to nearly 1,600 tickets being handed out during the last academic year.

The offences — largely involving drop-offs and pick-ups of students — led to a focused effort by the Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) at the request of Calgary Board of Education officials.

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Over 10 months, the CPA issued 1,563 tickets, typically resulting in fines of $75, with 1,250 of them handed out by a mobile unit specifically tasked with the job.

The remainder of the tickets resulted from the CPA’s routine ParkPlus enforcement.

Those ticket numbers generally tapered off as the school year progressed, from a high of 255 in September to 110 in June.

But a CBE spokeswoman was unable to say if that’s proof of the campaign’s deterrent effect.

“We are unable to comment on the effectiveness of the additional enforcement during drop-off and pick-ups at our school as we do not track traffic issues system-wide,” Melissa Malcolm said in a statement, adding the campaign does help keep students safer.