Hawthorne, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: Quick-build pedestrian safety upgrades will be installed along a busy downtown corridor, including curb extensions, enhanced crosswalks and warning markings. These upgrades will improve crossing safety and walkability for older adults.

Portland, ME

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: Temporary traffic calming tools like paint, delineator posts and planters will be installed along a busy corridor. Slower speeds and clearer crossings will improve walking comfort and safety for daily trips and neighborhood access.

Berlin, NH

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: Older adults in the region often had to walk along fast, complex roadways to reach food and medical care. Many lacked access to a vehicle, making unsafe intersections a daily barrier. The Council used new traffic calming equipment to stage a pop-up at a busy Jackson intersection They temporarily converted a confusing Y-shaped layout into a clearer T-intersection with added crossings, lane markings and reclaimed space for public use with benches and tables. The demonstration helped residents and leaders visualize safer designs and showed how reducing conflict points can improve comfort for people walking or cycling. The project has increased interest in similar pop-ups across the region, and the reusable equipment will support ongoing demonstrations that inform future planning and possible capital improvements.

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.