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Dillon, MT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: Older adults walking near a busy park area faced safety concerns where vehicle traffic and low-visibility crossings made streets harder to navigate. The City of Dillon addressed this by installing seasonally themed, high-visibility crosswalks designed to draw driver attention and make pedestrian routes easier to see. Community members took part in painting and safety activities that reinforced pedestrian awareness. Many older adults shared appreciation for the clearer crossings and focus on walkability. The improvements increased visibility and helped slow traffic in key areas, while strong community response prompted discussions about expanding similar treatments to other high-risk locations.
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Jericho, VT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Transportation Other
Description: This project will install a pedestrian lane along Raceway Road to connect homes, an independent living facility, and essential amenities. Protective bollards will delineate the path, enhancing safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Louisville, KY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: Unsafe sidewalks and crossings near a community garden left older adults struggling to navigate an area dominated by interstate ramps and a deteriorating pedestrian bridge. The association led three walk audits, documented hazards and pressed officials for change. They restriped Preston Street to add a bike lane, cleared invasive plants to improve visibility and enhanced the garden entryway with salvaged historic materials. These efforts sparked city and state engagement on redesign plans and gave residents a stronger voice in shaping safer streets. One organizer said "I've personally had many close calls attempting to cross these streets," making the need for improvements clear.
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Louisville, KY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Public or private transit access
Description: To provide a safe, comfortable space for older residents who are waiting for transportation, ElderServe set out to install a bus stop shelter near a popular Senior Center. Work involved pouring a new concrete slab for the shelter to level out the site.
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