Ribbon Cutting Announced For Traffic Garden

Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District Commissioners invite the media and members of the Boca Raton community to join them for the opening of North Park's first feature.

On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. Commissioners and other dignitaries will cut the ribbon, ceremoniously opening the new Traffic Garden for public use. Traffic gardens offer children a fun opportunity to learn bicycle and road safety in a visually appealing area free of motorized vehicles.

“Families have already been trying the Traffic Garden and really seem to be enjoying it,” District chair Erin Wright said. “It's exciting to see our plans for North Park moving forward.”

In July crews began converting tennis courts located off Jeffrey St. west of NW 2nd Ave. into the Traffic Garden. Those courts had fallen into disrepair prior to the District purchasing the property.

The Traffic Garden undertook a soft opening in August. Restrooms have since been added. A shaded seating area from which parents can monitor their children is scheduled to be added to the Traffic Garden in the coming weeks. The adjacent lot to the east of the Traffic Garden, which can be entered from the westbound Jeffery St. lane, is available for vehicle parking. 

In 2018 the District purchased the defunct Ocean Breeze Golf Course in the Boca Teeca section of east Boca Raton. The District retired the bond for that property in the summer of 2025 - nearly seven years before it was due – accelerating the development process.

Walking trails and bike trails are some of the most desirable features contained within the North Park master plan. North Park development also includes the preservation of green space.

And in June Boca Paddle officially broke ground on what will become Boca Raton's first indoor pickleball and padel courts. Construction on Boca Paddle can be seen from the Traffic Garden by looking east on Jeffrey St.