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La Union, NM

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: This project built a covered bus stop at a central location in the town. It also installed a gazebo with benches outside the community center.

Hamtramck, MI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: The City of Hamtramck wanted to create more equitable access to local public transit and pedestrian and bicycling routes. To allow older adults to access more transportation options, the City added benches along key transit, pedestrian and bicycling routes. To reach non-English speaking residents, they published informational brochures in Arabic, Bengali and English. Additionally, project organizers worked with the Detroit Institute of the Arts to install artwork near several benches. The project is part of larger plans for the Joe Louis Greenway, a 27-mile walking and biking trail that will extend from the Detroit riverfront to Hamtramck and other nearby communities.

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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Richlands, VA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: An underutilized playground in a residential area will be upgraded to a Fit for Life multigenerational park for exercisers of all ages, especially older adults.

Boone, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: This project will create murals inside tunnels along local walking and biking trails. Older residents will help select the art, which will celebrate the community's identity.

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