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star-24px 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public Spaces
This project will construct and activate a custom parklet program, creating public space platforms that convert curbside parking spaces and other elements of the streetscape into vibrant community spaces.

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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