Washington, DC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: This project will launch a community walkability and safety initiative to assess and improve pedestrian infrastructure. It aims to enhance mobility by identifying needed sidewalk and crosswalk improvements.

Wayne, NJ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: Volunteers providing monthly lawn care will also conduct walk audits in two neighborhoods. Their observations will generate data to support safer pedestrian routes.

Albany, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: In Albany's South End, unsafe streets and concerns about violence make walking risky for residents who rely on it as their main transportation. To address this, the organization led 10 walk audits across key blocks, engaging 27 older adults to pinpoint hazards and recommend improvements. Findings will guide advocacy for safer streetscapes and violence prevention. One participant said she was thankful someone was doing an audit in her neighborhood, which she felt was often overlooked.

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.