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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Transportation
└ Walkability
└ Walkability
The project will conduct a walk audit series along a major waterfront thoroughfare on Staten Island's North Shore to evaluate safety infrastructure for pedestrians and propose improvements that will facilitate a long-term transformation of the route.
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Baltimore, MD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: This project will conduct walk audits near a senior center and host a wellness expo to promote health education, as well as improve quality of life for people aged 50.
Chicago, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: This project will conduct three walk audits in a busy commercial district and stage a community workshop to identify potential locations for sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, with attention given to an intersection where a new Metra commuter rail station is being built.
LaGrange County, IN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Walkability
Description: The project will conduct walk audits, identify areas with the greatest need for new sidewalks and work with a contractor to build them.
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
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AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public art installations
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