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TRAFFIC GARDEN
Through a series
of charrettes (i.e.,
concept design
workshops), more
than 130 students,
Development of traffic gardens was
found to change community perceptions
of safety and the built environment.
teachers, families and
community members
lent their voices to the
collaborative design of
the traffic gardens, thus
creating ownership of
their space.
Gallas + Partners, Safe Routes to
Schools National Partnership and
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
- engaged in a multi-faceted
project, funded through the District
Department of Transportation
(DDOT) Vision Zero grant, and focused
on the design, construction
and installation of two traffic gardens
at a public elementary school
in Northeast Washington, D.C.,
(an urban, under-resourced, majority
Black jurisdiction). The Mayor's
Vision Zero initiative focuses
on reducing, and ultimately eliminating,
transportation fatalities and
serious injuries in the District of
Columbia.
Through a series of charrettes
(i.e., concept design workshops),
more than 130 students, teachers,
families and community members
lent their voices to the collaborative
design of the traffic gardens, thus
creating ownership of their space.
The Mason Team then refined the
design, purchased key traffic garden
elements, and oversaw installation
of the traffic gardens and programming
of celebratory activities. " We
involved the community; we involved
the students that participated
in laying out what they thought their
traffic gardens should look like. We
did the same for parents, inviting
them in so that they [could] share
what they envisioned. But having it
back there [behind the school]...everyone
benefits, " says Dr. Marierose
Mbinack, manager, health and
physical education at District of
Columbia Public Schools.
Curricular materials and activity
kits (including mini lessons, felt
boards and characters, a song, and
teacher training documents) were
developed and provided to teachers
to facilitate dramatic play in the
pre-K classroom and encourage
challenging free play in the outdoor
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PHOTO COURTESY OF FIONNUALA QUINN/
DISCOVER TRAFFIC GARDENS
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROANOKE VALLEY TELEVISION

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