Yesterday the Province of Nova Scotia announced that it will reduce speeds in school zones from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. The Ecology Action Centre’s Active & Safe Routes to School program has been asking for this change since last fall. Find the news release here: http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110524004.

Ecology Action Centre congratulates the Nova Scotia government for making this change. It will contribute to making streets in our school communities safer, especially for children and youth who walk or wheel to school.

Here are two short media clips on the announcement:

http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/local/article/869412--school-zone-speeds-to-...

http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1245137.html (scroll down to the third item).

Janet Barlow, Coordinator

Active & Safe Routes to School

Ecology Action Centre

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