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Kansas City, KS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: Residents will conduct a walk audit along 40th Street to document missing sidewalks. The work will highlight safety risks and support advocacy for improved pedestrian infrastructure.
Iowa City, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: Older adults faced unsafe walking conditions and limited mobility options, making it harder to cross busy streets and stay connected. Two walk audits engaged 65 residents, nearly half age 50-plus, to identify hazards and explore placemaking strategies using AARP worksheets. The workshops sparked partnerships with city and state agencies and positioned the neighborhood to advocate for sidewalk murals, pedestrian triangles and a history trail. Participants said the effort was long overdue, with one noting, "I have been waiting for these kinds of improvements for a long time. This is so important for our neighborhood."
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Indianapolis, IN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: Walk audits will document sidewalk gaps and hazards that older residents use. The findings will guide repairs that improve access to daily destinations.
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Sparta, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: A vacant downtown lot will be transformed into an ADA-accessible pocket park featuring safe walkways, shaded seating and landscaping. The park will offer older adults a welcoming place to rest, gather and connect in the town center.
Sparta, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public space improvements to support recovery after extreme weather events
Description: Solar-powered phone charging kiosks will be installed at rural resiliency hubs. Reliable charging and preparedness support will help older residents stay connected during power outages.
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