“TAMC to Celebrate the Grand Opening of The King City Traffic Garden on December 2”

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,

December 2 from 11 am – 2 pm at San Antonio Park in King City. The grand opening will

begin at 11 am with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by a community celebration.

This family fun event features the traffic garden where community members are invited to

bring their bikes and scooters to try out the course, safety trainings, bike & scooter repair

workshops, a bike rodeo, sidewalk chalk art, hoola-hoops, and raffle prizes throughout the day!

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

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• 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

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“The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is responsible for investing in regional transportation

projects for Monterey County residents, businesses and visitors. The mission of TAMC is to develop and maintain a

multimodal transportation system that enhances mobility, safety, access, environment quality and economic

activities in Monterey County. For more information visit www.tamcmonterey.org or call 831.775.0903.”

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