Taylor, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: This project will conduct three bike audits with volunteers from Ride Taylor and senior fitness classes. The focus is on accessibility issues along the hike and bike trail and key destinations.

San Diego, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: Intersections in the Webster neighborhood lacked clear bike lane markings, creating safety concerns for older residents who bike to local stores. Volunteers age 50-plus audited major intersections using a bike audit toolkit and shared findings with city officials and the community council. The audits prompted plans for lane striping and signage to improve safety and awareness. One wheelchair user said designated bike lanes now made her consider attaching a wagon to her chair for grocery trips, showing how better infrastructure benefits more than cyclists.

Arlington Heights, IL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: Older adults helped audit a multi-use path where safety and accessibility issues limited use. Their input highlighted hazards and informed plans for improvements. The project also built ties with the bike advisory committee, giving older adults a voice in shaping safer routes. Continued engagement, including monthly meetings, ensures their concerns remain central to future upgrades.