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Webb City, MO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Trails

Description: Erosion on the Frisco Trail left a section unsafe for older adults and wheelchair users near Redwood Estates. The coalition built a cement sidewalk, installed signage and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting. The improvement restored safe access and improved driver awareness, making the trail usable for residents with mobility challenges. One resident said that with the new improvements "drivers...are slowing down and more aware of the walkers."

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Bangor, ME

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Trails

Description: Residents identified safety and accessibility issues along the Kenduskeag Stream Trail, where overgrown vegetation and poor signage made walking difficult for older adults. The project installed benches, improved parking lot lighting and added a solar-powered pedestrian crosswalk system to enhance visibility and safety. These upgrades encouraged more trail use and social interaction. "Having benches makes the trail more active, which also added to her feeling more safe taking a walk alone," said one resident. The city now plans additional improvements, including interpretive signage and grading work.

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Evansville, IN

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Trails

Description: Many trails in this urban old-growth forest were inaccessible for visitors with limited mobility, leaving older adults unable to enjoy nature. The project converted 435 feet of degraded trail into a raised boardwalk with safety rails, added an ADA-compliant bench and installed signage. Volunteers age 50-plus helped prepare and build the trail, which now connects the Nature Center to animal exhibits and a towering tulip tree. The upgrade has prompted visits from assisted living groups and mobility device users, inspiring plans for more accessible trails. "We want more!" said one group after experiencing the new Mini-Loop Trail.

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Whittier, AK

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Three shoreline pull-offs will become accessible pocket parks with seating and a kayak rack. The improvements will support safe waterfront access and rest opportunities.

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