antioch bicycle garden hdr

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We’d love to hear your thoughts on this exciting project. Please email Brad Helfenberger at bhelfenberger@antiochca.gov.

Community Workshops (Online)

Community Design Workshops

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Thursday October 17th, 6-8pm

Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way

Saturday November 16th, 10am-12pm

Antioch Senior Center, 415 W. 2nd Street

We’re partnering with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and Street Smarts Diablo to create a unique facility that will help community members of all ages and abilities learn and practice skills, techniques, and rules of the road for safe biking and walking. We’re calling this facility the Bicycle Garden.

How It Works

Our miniature city streetscape design will offer real-life traffic features like signals, road signs, bus stops, bike lanes, train tracks, roundabouts, and more. The Bicycle Garden will provide fun, healthy, outdoor recreation perfect for both to self-guided learning and fun exploration as well as opportunities for programmed activities.

Where and When

The Bicycle Garden will be located at Prewett Community Park to the east of the Antioch Community Center. The City of Antioch is seeking input on the design of this revolutionary park feature. We invite you to share your thoughts on the design elements of the Bicycle Garden. The Bicycle Garden will be open during regular park hours.

Goals

This project was initiated with four key goals in mind, and because we are confident that we will achieve them, we anticipate our Bicycle Garden concept will set the standard for similar facilities around the region.

SAFETY – Bicycle safety education is critical to helping our region achieve its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic collisions involving bicyclists and pedestrians. Our car-free facility will provide a safe, simulated environment for people of all ages and abilities, to learn and practice the rules of the road.

COMMUNITY HEALTH – With a beautiful, engaging, outdoor environment, we want to encourage community building, exercise, and outdoor recreation that contributes to the social and emotional well-being of community members while instilling a culture of bicycling in Antioch and the region.

CLIMATE CHANGE – We hope to inspire a new movement of greener travel that encourages replacement of vehicle trips with bicycling or walking. This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.

EQUITY – Our facility will be free and open to the public, with safe and equitable access for all community members, including youth and adults of all ages and abilities.

Countless Community Benefits

Eases congestion on city streets
Improves air quality and public health
Reduces vehicle miles traveled
Encourages healthy living across all ages and abilities
Readies future generations for greener travel
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