Warrensburg Main Street Print

star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
A downtown alley will be activated and improved by volunteers who will install lighting, new seating, flowers and planters, public art and enhanced safety to become a vibrant public space.

Project Results

Warrensburg Main Street used its AARP Community Challenge grant to enhance a pedestrian passageway by painting a mural and the outdoor staircase (located between 121 and 125 West Pine Street) that connects Main Street and a nearby parking lot.

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Butterfly tile art.
Alley with new benches, planters, and butterfly tile art.
Alley with new benches, planters, and butterfly tile art.

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