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star-24px 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces

Project Description

Utilizing tactical urbanism techniques, Ellsworth will use this grant to engage the community in revitalizing the East End corridor through a then now future walking tour and opportunities to create a charming, pedestrian friendly mixed use neighborhood for all to enjoy.

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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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