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Los Angeles, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: In this project, volunteers will participate in three walk audits in Little Tokyo's commercial district. Participants will identify potential improvements to sidewalks and crosswalks. The audits will increase safety for older adults living nearby.

Raleigh, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: This project will introduce annual bike audits in several Raleigh neighborhoods where many older adults live. The organization will recruit adults age 50 and older to help gather data, plan the audits and advocate for safer biking conditions.

Iowa City, IA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bike Audits

Description: 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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Lakewood, CO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: To make a popular pathway more visually appealing, volunteers painted pavement murals along the corridor from Eaton Senior Communities to the Belmar downtown district. To make high-traffic pedestrian trail more welcoming people of all ages and abilities, volunteers also installed an ADA-compliant benches at several locations, including near a low-income apartment complex.This gives people traveling the pathway a place to rest.

Montrose, CO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: This project will install transit shelters and benches for new and existing bus stops, providing comfort for riders of all ages.

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