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High Point, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: This walk audit will identify walkability upgrades in an urban neighborhood where nearly a third of the residents have no vehicle. Improved public health is a primary goal since the neighborhood experiences the county's highest rate of chronic diseases.
Canton, SD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: The project will conduct two walk audits, one at downtown intersections to address issues for disabled and older residents, and another in under-documented peripheral areas.
Choteau, MT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Walk Audits
Description: This project will hold three community meetings with residents and City leaders to improve walkability. Two walk audits will be planned with older adults to connect safe sidewalks between key locations.
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Hamlin, WV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Roadway/sidewalks/crosswalk improvement
Description: Although Hamlin's residents can access regional bus service, most parts of the community lack transit access and pedestrian infrastructure. To make the community less car-centric, Lincoln County Friends of the Arts installed several artistic crosswalks. They engaged residents to design murals, which volunteers painted on the pavement. The colorful crosswalks draw catch drivers' attention, making them more likely to notice people crossing the street. Organizers hope the traffic calming installations will improve safety for pedestrian and cyclists, ultimately improving mobility throughout the small town.
South Charleston, WV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Digital Connectivity for Disasters
Description: This project will distribute solar-powered chargers and emergency preparedness packs to older adults. The organization will also offer internet skills training to help residents access disaster relief resources online.
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