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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Transportation
└ Transportation Systems Change
└ Transportation Systems Change
The project features a design competition, which invites participants to imagine pop-up placemaking options for a local farmers market. The parking lot for a local food bank will be re-imagined with better parking layout, a basketball court mural, and shaded space for customers to wait. A walk audit will identify potential areas for sidewalk improvements and the placement of benches.
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