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Fort Worth, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: This project eliminated tripping hazards in Al Hayne Memorial Park downtown, making it safer for visitors.

Oahu, HI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Kahuku Point is one of the few places on Oahu with an intact coastal strand habitat, which local organizations and volunteers are working to restore. To keep hikers on designated paths and prevent soil erosion, the North Shore Community Land Trust engaged more than 200 volunteers to plant native coastal plants and install fencing. The restoration project ensures a safe nesting habitat for at-risk and endangered animals, such as the Laysan albatross, green sea turtles, yellow-faced bees and Hawaiian monk seals. The habitat is crucial for the long-term survival of these species.

Lake City, CO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Lake City DIRT and town officials built a wood-framed pavilion in a park to house cultural, educational, recreational and community events. Construction finished in time for the pavilion to serve as an outdoor dining area during COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020. Since installation, project organizers have seen a 60 percent uptick in visitors in the area.

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Salisbury, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Bikeability

Description: The city will expand and improve bike parking at Rowan Helping Ministries, which feeds and shelters individuals experiencing homelessness. Existing bicycle racks are overflowing at the kitchen and main shelter currently there are none for residents in temporary housing.

Charlotte, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Public art installations

Description: Charlotte's Little Sugar Creek Greenway is a popular place for pedestrians, but the path through the Parkwood underpass tunnel was dark and uninviting. Working with local partners, Brand the Moth gave the tunnel new life. The organization commissioned two local artists to design a mural, which volunteers helped install during a community paint day. The new artwork represents Charlotte's people, communities and nature. Residents and visitors can now take a walking tour through the mural. Project organizers say they hope the public art project attracts more people to use the greenway.

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