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Providence, RI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public safety interventions
Description: Residents will help design and install a street mural and traffic‑calming features at a busy intersection. The project will slow traffic, improve visibility and make crossings safer for older adults and other pedestrians in the neighborhood.
Deming, NM
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public safety interventions
Description: The program will add shaded, ADA accessible benches along frequently used walking areas. These resting spots will help older adults walk safely in extreme heat and encourage social connection.
Beattyville, KY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public safety interventions
Description: The project will establish a marked one-mile walking corridor downtown with safer crossings, benches and clear wayfinding signs. Older residents will walk more comfortably between shops and public spaces, supporting daily activity and connection.
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Mesa, AZ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Pedestrian Safety
Description: The project will install lighting to transform a dark downtown alley into a clear pedestrian path. Improved visibility will reduce fall risk and support safer evening access to nearby businesses.
Tempe, AZ
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Accessibility of amenities
Description: Over the years, Tempe has worked to become a dementia-friendly city. More than 1,500 of the city's residents have memory loss. To support these residents, the City hosts a weekly memory cafe. Caregivers can network with each other, and people exeperiencing Alzheimers and other forms of dementia can interact with each other and build friendships. Organizers hoped to make the building hosting the cafe more welcoming to participants. To do this, they improvided wayfinding onsite. The City installed signage with easily-understood icons, large print and high color contrast. The signs point people to classrooms, the onsite fitness center, the intformation desk and restrooms.
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