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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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