Memphis, TN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Multiple walk audits and workshops will assess pedestrian safety near Watkins and Brown Avenues. Resident feedback will highlight infrastructure concerns and support community-led safety discussions.

Iowa City, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Older adults faced unsafe walking conditions and limited mobility options, making it harder to cross busy streets and stay connected. Two walk audits engaged 65 residents, nearly half age 50-plus, to identify hazards and explore placemaking strategies using AARP worksheets. The workshops sparked partnerships with city and state agencies and positioned the neighborhood to advocate for sidewalk murals, pedestrian triangles and a history trail. Participants said the effort was long overdue, with one noting, "I have been waiting for these kinds of improvements for a long time. This is so important for our neighborhood."

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

Two Rivers, WI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Walk audits will examine sidewalks and crossings throughout downtown. Community discussions will use the findings to inform planning decisions.