Streets Alive of Southwest Florida (Lee County) Print

star-24px 2017 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Transportation
Grant monies were used to host a fun, educational Open Streets demonstration event in a low-income neighborhood that has little infrastructure, high bicycle dependency and high crash rates.

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