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A recommendation to drop junior high school zone speed limits to 30 km/h has been tabled by city of Edmonton administrators, following what one councillor describes as a “highly successful” implementation of thelower speed at Edmonton elementary schools.

A report tabled Thursday afternoon recommends expanding the 30 km/h speed limit to 44 junior high schools by September 2017. A review of whether the lower speed limit should be implemented in playground zones will follow.

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Coun. Bev Esslinger, who sits on council’s traffic safety initiative, said she thinks expanding the lower speed limit to junior highs is a “great idea.”

Esslinger said the combination of school satisfaction with the change and the evidence it has led to a decrease in injury collisions is what won her support.

“This is really an evidence-based recommendation, so it’s a positive one for me,” she said.

On Sept. 2, 2014, speed limits at 233 Edmonton schools with elementary grades were lowered to 30 km/h from 50 km/h.