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Kettering, OH
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: In several busy parts of Kettering, older adults and people with disabilities faced barriers when biking to everyday destinations such as community centers and parks. Without direct input from residents, these issues were easy to overlook in planning. Cycle Kettering addressed this by organizing four community bike audits that brought together residents, elected officials and city staff to examine routes on the ground. Participants used a city-developed app to document conditions with notes, photos and mapped locations, creating a detailed record of problem areas. Input from older adults and riders with disabilities shaped the findings. One participant living with a neuromuscular disorder highlighted access issues others might miss. The audits produced practical data that planners and engineers can reference as they consider future biking and walking improvements.
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Cherokee, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: This project will conduct a bikeability assessment to improve safety and connectivity in the cultural district. The goal is to ensure safe routes for older adults and complement other projects in the area.
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.
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Kemah, TX
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: Walk audits will review pedestrian connections to the waterfront and boardwalk areas. Mapped findings will guide future route improvements and capital planning.
La Marque, TX
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: Older cyclists faced safety risks on local paths due to missing sidewalks and bike lanes. To address this, the city conducted bike audits that identified hazards and prioritized improvements. Volunteers age 50-plus contributed over 60 hours gathering input from residents and recommending changes such as bike lanes, sidewalks and better signage. The audits informed plans for new infrastructure on critical streets and raised awareness of pedestrian safety, strengthening the case for policy and funding support to advance long-term improvements.
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