Traffic Garden Resources

Since 2020, many new traffic garden resources have been developed to support communities in launching projects. Keep scrolling to access in-depth guides or browse our collection of helpful explainers in the first section below. We’re thrilled to have created or collaborated with partners to create most of these resources and enjoy highlighting other great work in this expanding field.

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We make these resources freely available to support you in growing traffic gardens

and in spreading the concept of traffic gardens nationally!

Please enjoy and use these materials, but keep in mind that they are copyright protected and most were created by DTG and are our Intellectual Property. The written content and layout designs, along with other materials we’ve prepared for guides and jurisdictions, are provided as references and for personal use to help you develop your own traffic garden projects.

If you would like to use or license DTG content or layout designs

for new materials or events, please contact us directly to discuss.

As a small business, we truly value and appreciate your support of our ability to do this work!

Looking for Suggestions on Where to Start with a
Traffic Garden Project?

Launching a Traffic Garden? Use our

Planning document!

Traffic Garden Layout & Stenciling Tips!

The Where Should I Start document cover outlines suggestions that individuals can take to developing a Traffic Garden

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Click above for our

two page flyer!

Click above to download our

installation flyer!

Click above to download the PDF!

Here’s a list of fun reads about how our streets are designed

Hosting a Birthday
Party? Why not at
aTraffic Garden?

Here’s a fun list

of reads

about biking

The Traffic Garden Birthday Fun cover has a clipboard with the fun activities that can be had at a Traffic Garden Birthday

Click above to download our

Birthday flyer!

Click above to see our

street design list!

Click above to see our

biking reading list!

Looking for ideas
for
Traffic Garden fun?

Interested in a heartwarming Safety Town story?

Read the NPRA

Article Co-Authored

by Fionnuala Quinn

The Traffic Garden Activities document cover has a bright blue title and outlines several traffic garden activities

An image of the online Guernica article titled "Safety Town"

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Click above for our

informational document!

We recommend Ilana Bean's

Guernica article!

Click above!

See the flyer we created with MassDOT

Working with Volunteers? Here are some tips!

Amazing reading list by Safe Routes Philly

Click the image above

Click above for their guide!

Did you know Discover Traffic Gardens has a bimonthly newsletter? Send us news for inclusion and check out our past issues here!

Seattle

Traffic Garden Handbook

This is a comprehensive permanent, temporary, and pop-up traffic garden handbook with a special focus on school grounds. Discover Traffic Gardens was the primary author of the handbook.

Click on the link to view/download a copy.

Traffic Garden

STEM Activities Guide

This guide's seven activities focus on traffic gardens, helping students better understand streets and transportation.

This guide is available as part of the

STEM kit in our pop-up shop. Call us if shop is closed.

New Arlington- Prince Georges' Traffic Garden Guide

This is a comprehensive permanent, temporary, pop-up and mobile traffic garden guide. Discover Traffic Gardens was a key content contributor on the project team.

Click on the guide cover to view or download a copy.

ODOT Traffic Garden Guide

We collaborated with Oregon Safe Routes to School to create this helpful guide which focuses on Traffic Gardens in Oregon state.

Click on the image to view or download a copy.

MassDOT

Traffic Garden Toolkit

Download our Digital Toolkit that we designed with MassDOT from their website.

Click on the image to view or download a copy.

City of Philadelphia

Traffic Garden Workbook

This workbook assists in the development of pop-up and temporary traffic garden projects. Discover Traffic Gardens was a key content contributor on the project team. It is not publicly available.

City of Philadelphia

Traffic Garden Guide

This guide covers pop-up and temporary installations. Discover Traffic Gardens was a key content contributor on the project team.

Click on the guide cover to view or download a copy.

Metro Portland

Traffic Playground Toolkit

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This permanent traffic garden guide is a Discover Traffic Garden project and was the first comprehensive guide on the topic.

Click on the guide cover to view or download a copy.

Washington, D.C.

Traffic Garden Guide

This guide covers pop-up and temporary traffic gardens. Discover Traffic Gardens prepared this guide for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation. The guide is not yet publicly available.

Washington State

Traffic Garden Guide

Click on the cover to get a downloadable link to this very helpful tool kit.

Includes practical information and budget planning tools.

NHTSA Explainer Video

A short video about traffic gardens, courtesy of NHTSA! Features a Discover Traffic Gardens project. Fionnuala contributed to the making of the video. Click above to watch!

Westside Explainer Video

A short descriptive video about traffic gardens featuring a Discover Traffic Gardens project. Features the worlds first robot-installed traffic garden plus a comprehensive elementary school STEM program. Click above to watch!

DIY Traffic Garden Fun

The original Discover Traffic Gardens guide created in response to the requests for information we were getting about how to install pop-up traffic gardens in neighborhoods during the pandemic!

Available for purchase in our shop.

Traffic Playground Activity Book
Hillsboro, OR

This activity book is designed to provide a fun experience for elementary school children, and it is specifically tailored to complement a visit to a traffic garden.

Quebec City

Traffic Garden Guide

This comprehensive Canadian guide is in French.

Click on the guide cover to view or download a copy.

Professional-Grade

Traffic Garden Stencil Sets

Discover Traffic Gardens worked with a stencil company to create these durable, professional-grade, scaled stencils (made from proprietary polyethylene) for your traffic garden. Both the basic (shown) and deluxe sets are available at www.StencilFast.com!

Cycling Ireland's

Cycling Hub Guide

Cycling Ireland created a guide for creating a cycling hub. Their thorough guide covers the process from

start to finish.

Click the image above to head to their website!

Mexican

Traffic Garden Guide

This comprehensive Mexican guide is in Spanish.

Click on the guide to view or download a copy.

Traffic Garden Resources

Looking for Suggestions on Where to Start with a Traffic Garden Project?

Traffic Garden Layout & Stenciling Tips!

Here’s a list of fun reads about how our streets are designed

Hosting a Birthday Party? Why not at aTraffic Garden?

Here’s a fun list

of reads

about biking

Looking for ideas for Traffic Garden fun?

Interested in a heartwarming Safety Town story?

See the flyer we created with MassDOT

Working with Volunteers? Here are some tips!

Amazing reading list by Safe Routes Philly

Did you know Discover Traffic Gardens has a bimonthly newsletter? Send us news for inclusion and check out our past issues here!

Looking for Suggestions on Where to Start with a
Traffic Garden Project?

Hosting a Birthday
Party? Why not at
aTraffic Garden?

Looking for ideas
for
Traffic Garden fun?