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Rochester, MN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Walkability

Description: The project will conduct 12 walk audits in a neighborhood sidewalk improvement district in support of the city's Community Development Department Active Transportation Plan.

Pauls Valley, OK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Walkability

Description: This project will conduct four walk audits to identify and document streets that are unsafe for older pedestrians. This information will be used to make the case for future improvements.

Highland, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Walkability

Description: This safe streets project will improve the area's walkablity for older residents and identify ways to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries in the area.

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Anderson, SC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: To expose locals to art and grow food for people in need, Anderson Arts Center beautified its campus by creating a new mural and community garden. The first mural in Anderson, it depicts a rabbit alongside a colorful fruit and vegetables. Since its completion, it has inspired other local organizations to create their own murals around town. Project organizers say within the garden's first year, the Center taught nearly 500 children about growing fresh vegetables. The Arts Center, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, hosts gallery exhibitions featuring regional, national and international artists, orchestrates downtown public arts projects and is home to a summer arts camp and arts school for children and adults.

Anderson, SC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions

Description: A series of charrettes will engage older adults and people with disabilities to design safe, accessible cottage housing. Designs will support aging in place, reflect new zoning guidelines and prioritize residents' access to parks for service dogs.

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