“TAMC to Celebrate the Grand Opening of the King City Traffic Garden on November 18”

 

MONTEREY COUNTY – The Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) will celebrate the grand opening of the “King City Traffic Garden” with community members on Saturday, November 18  from 11 am – 2 pm at San Antonio Park in King City.

Community members are invited to bring their bikes and scooters to celebrate the grand opening and try out the course. The family fun event will feature safety training, bike & scooter repair workshops, and raffle prizes!

Traffic gardens are safe and fun spaces. Their purpose is to be a place where children can learn the rules of the road and practice bicycling and driving skills in a safe environment. They feature small-sized streets with scaled-down traffic features to teach how to navigate streets and traffic. The King City Traffic Garden is one of 12 traffic gardens installed in the past couple of months at various locations throughout Monterey County. The project is a collaboration between the Transportation Agency, Ecology Action, Greenfield Community Science Workshop, Blue Zones Project Monterey County, County of Monterey Health Department, and the City of King. It is funded by Measure X and Senate Bill 1 funds.

Location of Traffic Gardens in Monterey County

South County:

    San Antonio Park, King City

    Oak Avenue Elementary School, Greenfield

    Gabilan Elementary School, Soledad

    La Gloria Elementary School, Gonzales

Salinas:

    Martin Luther King Jr. Academy School

    Kammann Elementary School

Monterey Peninsula:

    Bay View Academy School (Lower Campus), Monterey

    Ord Terrace Elementary School, Seaside

    Del Rey Woods Elementary School, Seaside

    Crumpton Elementary School, Marina

North County:

    Castroville Elementary School

    Prunedale Elementary School

    Hall District Elementary School

 

About Safe Routes to School

"Safe Routes to School” is a TAMC program which offers tools, programming, and resources to schools, guardians, and communities aimed at improving safety and traffic around schools. The program’s goal is to keep every child safe and healthy by reducing the number of students involved in collisions to zero. More information about the Safe Route to Schools can be found at  https://saferoutesmonterey.org

For more information, contact Aaron Hernandez at aaron@tamcmonterey.org or 831-775-4412 or Theresa Wright at (831) 775-4411 or Theresa@tamcmonterey.org. You can also click onto www.saferoutesmonterey.org