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The Longest Playground Zone in Calgary
35 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2021 at 7:10 am.
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In the fall of 1990, drivers hit three pedestrians on Elbow Drive in the span of a week—including a seven-year-old boy. It ignited a decades-old debate about speed limits and led city hall to create a long and contentious playground zone. We tracked down the boy's parents, and a former community organizer, to learn what happened.
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