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Tampa, FL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Trails
Description: This project constructed a pathway which connects and important commercial corridor, an apartment complex for older adults and a walking loop in Takomah Trail Park.
Bath, ME
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Trails
Description: This project widened and stabilized the Whiskeag Trail. As additional trail improvements, it also widened bridges and added ramps installed ADA-compliant benches and updated the emergency system.
Stafford, CT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Trails
Description: The Citizen's Advisory Committee partnered with the Town of Stafford to increase recreational opportunities for residents of all ages. To do this, they created the River Walk Trail within Hyde Park. Volunteers worked to construct the trail, excavating the route, installing a fabric barrier and covering it with aggregate stone. The River Walk runs along the Middle River, carrying visitors between Stafford's lively shopping center, past Hyde Park and into nature. This is really about...building a sense of community, said Donna Wright, a member of the Stafford Citizen's Advisory Committee.
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Rutland, VT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: The project will conduct bike audits throughout Vermont. Older volunteers will assess the safety, accessibility, and usability of bike paths. At least three audits will be conducted.
Poultney, VT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Improved wayfinding
Description: This project in support of the Poultney River Loop will enable the creation of new maps, kiosks, wayfinding posts and blazes to enhance navigability. These improvements aim to create a safer and more inclusive trail experience.
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