City of Charlotte Print

2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces

Grant funds financed a communal meeting place made up of swings to encourage social interaction across a range of culture, generations, and socioeconomic make-ups.

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Charlotte, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Public places

Description: The 'Explore Your Greenway' project will create a digital, GPS-guided tour of 15 community murals, public art and historic sites connecting four neighborhoods on the Charlotte Greenway and a bright, community-based mural, led by local artists volunteers, will be added to the trail.

Gastonia, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Transportation

Description: This grant will add playful and educational sidewalk graphics, new flower beds and benches to help activate an existing public space.

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