Portland, OR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: At least three bike audits will examine safety and connectivity near parks and transit. Many older adult volunteers will learn how to share findings with local agencies.

Baltimore, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: Unsafe street conditions made walking and biking difficult in Mount Clare, especially for older adults navigating fast traffic and limited cycling infrastructure. Mount Clare Community Council organized a volunteer-led bike audit to document these risks and bring resident experiences into local planning. Volunteers completed intersection traffic counts, ride-along audits and walk audits that captured how speeding and driver behavior affect daily travel. New virtual meeting equipment also expanded access, drawing more older adults and retirees into neighborhood discussions. The findings helped advance a planned cycle track on Pratt Street and informed a broader neighborhood plan with additional cycling improvements. One participant age 50-plus said the audit encouraged him to start biking and speak out about the need for traffic calming after seeing the dangers firsthand.

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Anchorage, AK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: Bike audits will review access near civic facilities located along roads under reconstruction. Project teams will use the data to include safer bike and pedestrian features in future roadway designs.