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Hebron, NE

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Trails

Description: The Thayer County Walking Coalition aims to provide local residents with opportunities to walk and bike. This project improved trails in the City of Hebron. To create places for walkers to socialize, the coalition added seating areas with shade trees, benches and trash cans. Project organizers installed new signs guiding people to local attractions, including the World's Largest Covered Porch Swing and the site of a World War II POW camp.

Monticello, WI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Trails

Description: To connect two multiuse trails with Monticello's downtown, this project will add bike racks, wayfinding signage, benches, bike lanes crosswalk paint and new trees.

Boligee, AL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Trails

Description: This project improved The Bobcats Paw Trail with bricks, landscaping and a picnic pavilion.

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Litchfield, CT

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Trails

Description: This project will install benches, bollards, and informational kiosks along a new trail connecting Litchfield and Bantam. These ADA-compliant features will enhance safety and accessibility for older adults and all visitors.

Torrington, CT

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Roadway/sidewalk/crosswalk improvement

Description: This project will make accessibility improvements to a crosswalk, making a busy intersection safer. The crossing connects residents to downtown amenities, parks and transit routes.

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