Winnipeg not moving forward with school drop-off time limits

Vehicles outside Highbury School on Dec. 31, 2025. (Zachary Kitchen/CTV News)

A City of Winnipeg committee has opted against putting a one-minute time limit on school drop-offs and pick-ups.

On Wednesday, the public works committee reviewed a motion that recommended the implementation of a “Stop, Drop and Go” program at Winnipeg’s elementary schools.

Th program involves creating a designated area for drop-off and pick-up with a strict time limit for each car. The goal of the initiative is to improve safety in elementary school zones.

At Wednesday’s meeting, city officials said the program would not necessarily work because different schools have different protocols, including some that require parents to sign or walk their child in.

Instead, they recommended working with school communities on behavioural changes, including suggesting alternate modes of transportation.

The public works committee voted to receive the motion as information and will look into other ways to clear up traffic in school zones.