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Chapel Hill, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Transportation Systems Change
Description: This project will install pedestrian safety islands with garden beds, LED lighting and signs on streets in Chapel Hill, to make them safer for pedestrians, particularly those who are older adults.
Toms River, NJ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Transportation Systems Change
Description: This project will expand a volunteer medical transportation program which aims to serve residents aged 60 and enable them to continue to live independently.
Madison, GA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Transportation Systems Change
Description: This project will improve the local sidewalk network by making repairs and adding pedestrian signals and crosswalks for greater safety. It will also create a small park with benches, a pavilion and landscaping that will benefit older adults in nearby neighborhoods.
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Shawnee, OK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017
Project Category: Roadway/sidewalks/crosswalk improvement
Description: For years, officials in the City of Shawnee heard complaints from residents of the historic Jefferson Terrace neighborhood about vehicles speeding and running the four-way stop sign at an intersection. To reduce vehicle speeds and increase pedestrian safety, the City replaced the ignored stop signs with a mini traffic circle, the first of its kind in Shawnee. The City collected data traffic speeds and volume before and after the circle's installation, which proved that although traffic counts remained the same, vehicular speeds slowed down. The success of the project has inspired Shawnee officials to consider similar traffic calming interventions at other locations.
Wellston, OK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project helped to upgrade a park with a new walking trail, tables, benches and games, as well as improved pavilion restrooms.
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