City of Carlisle Print

2017 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces

Project Description

To help create a more walkable and attractive community, the city installed 10 benches, 10 planters, eight bicycle racks and 20 banner-sign mounts for its trails and downtown.

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Afton, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: This grant will develop a portable parklet that can be moved to support social events at various locations and allow more opportunities for people of all ages to engage with each other while shopping, dining, watching parades, and enjoying popular Lawn Chair Nights.

Des Moines, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Public places

Description: An accessible, walkable park will be created from a vacant, long-neglected site that will include an interactive trolley sculpture and interpretive signage to memorialize the historic Des Moines trolley line.

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