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Traffic Playgrounds

What is a traffic playground?

Traffic playgrounds are fun spaces for kids (and adults) to learn the rules of the road away from street traffic. They look like a small version of Gresham's streets. There are travel lanes, crosswalks, stop signs and places to visit like parks, businesses, schools and neighborhoods. Bring bicycles, scooters, wheelchairs or feet!

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  • Traffic playgrounds looks like a small version of Gresham's streets. There are travel lanes, crosswalks, stop signs and places to visit like parks, businesses, schools and neighborhoods. Be creative in how you use them.

  • Traffic Playground Locations
  • Traffic Skills to Practice
Traffic Playground Locations

Pat Pfeifer Park

424 NE 172nd Ave.
Visit the park for a fun place to practice traffic safety with striped travel lanes, crosswalks, and more.

Coming 2024: Davis Park

404 NE 194th Ave.

Thanks to Metro funding, the City will install its first permanent traffic playground. Street elements (like miniature stop signs) will be installed along the path so people can practice their skills off-street.

Traffic Skills to Practice

Safety tips

Always wear a helmet when riding bikes, scooters, and skateboards!

For people walking

  • Pedestrians have the right-of-way. But always look both ways before crossing in the crosswalk.
  • Make eye contact. Give people on wheels time to stop for you before entering the crosswalk.

For bicycles, scooters and wheelchairs

  • Stop at stop sings. Look left, right, and left again before going.
  • Always ride on the right side of the road.
  • Look for people in the crosswalk and let them cross before you.
  • Practice using hand signals to show which way you're going. 

Activity ideas

  • Be a bus or MAX driver or transit rider. Where will you go in the neighborhood?
  • Practice bike hand signals. How steady can you ride with one hand? How far?
  • Have a neighborhood scavenger hunt. Pick different locations around the traffic playground (school, grocery store, etc.) and use proper rules of the road to get there.
  • Right-of-way game. Choose who will be a pedestrian, emergency vehicle or regular vehicle and follow the rules of the road accordingly. Everyone yields for emergency vehicles; regular vehicles yield to pedestrians. Change up who gets to play each role.
  • Make believe. Just have fun!  

Contact

Safe Routes to School coordinators Carly.Rice@GreshamOregon.gov or Jay.Higgins@GreshamOregon.gov.