Two sessions:
- What It Takes to Plant a Traffic Garden: Lessons from Oregon’s 2025 Pilot
- The State of PBOT's Public Realm and Street Activation: 2025 Lessons and 2026 Ambitions
What It Takes to Plant a Traffic Garden: Lessons from Oregon’s 2025 PilotWhat is a traffic garden, how are they useful spaces for teaching students walking and biking skills, and how can we get more of them? This session introduces audiences to the fundamentals of traffic gardens and shares the results of ODOT’s traffic garden pilot program in 2025, part of the greater Safe Routes to School Program. The program also includes a hands-on activity where members of the audience will get to design their own traffic garden.
The State of PBOT's Public Realm and Street Activation: 2025 Lessons and 2026 AmbitionsLessons Learned from PBOT Plaza's First Open Call and other programs that are a source of inspiration to other cities and community organizations who can utilize the same tools.
