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2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Transportation
└ Engaging people in transportation options/safety
└ Engaging people in transportation options/safety
This project set out to create a space where drivers, cyclists and pedestrians can learn street safety practices. To do this, organizers installed the Greenville Traffic Garden. Volunteers painted markings on the pavement to make a simulated roadway. Visitors to the garden -- including children and older adults -- can practice yielding to traffic, riding alongside traffic and walking safety along the roadway. Organizers hope the space helps encourage people of all ages to walk and bike.
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Engaging people in transportation options/safety
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
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