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Dodge City, KS

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: This project created murals in the downtown district reflecting the area's history and diversity.

Lafayette, IN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: The city will collect older adults' stories and use them as inspiration for public art. The placemaking project aims to combat blight in the Lincoln neighborhood by creating vibrant outdoor spaces.

Matthews, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: The project will install a mural along a local pedestrian and bike trail to commemorate the Crestdale community, the oldest Black community in North Carolina, as well as LED lighting, ADA-compliant benches and signs.

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Hendersonville, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bikeability

Description: The city will add new bike infrastructure throughout downtown to improve safety and improve connectivity to local attractions. The improvements include sharrows, bike racks and bike repair stations.

Brevard, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Community Gardens

Description: This project equipped Brevard's new community garden with raised beds. Additionally, volunteers installed benches in the garden, as well as in the nearby skate park and along the Estatoe Trail.

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