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2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Transportation
└ Walk Audits
└ Walk Audits
Two walk audits will bring together older adults, students and local stakeholders. The first will highlight multimodal transportation options and placemaking efforts in the Glendale neighborhood. The second will identify safety challenges along corridors connecting a high school and senior center.
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