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Wilburton, OK
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public or private transit access
Description: The organization will install three mobility hubs in public spaces, each with bike repair sheds, seating, shade and clear informational signage. These hubs will help older adults feel safer using trails and bike routes to reach daily destinations.
West Allis, WI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public or private transit access
Description: A safer ADA-accessible pedestrian crossing with rapid-flashing beacons, marked crosswalks and boarding pads will be created near a community for older adults. The improvements will enhance transit access, mobility and walkability.
Orange County, NC
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017
Project Category: Public or private transit access
Description: Many bus stops in rural Orange County lacked shelters or a place to sit. To address this, the Orange County Department on Aging worked with the county's public transportation department to install new seats at 15 bus stops. Designed to maximize space at stops without enough room for a transit shelter, the seats accommodate two people and are attached to the bus stop sign. Project organizers say the seats increase accessibility in rural parts of the county, where no bus stop sign was in place. Following installation of the seats, the public transportation department committed to building permanent bus shelters in high-traffic, rural areas.
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Hagerstown, MD
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Addressing community health
Description: During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington County Commission on Aging purchased and outfitted a trailer to operate as a mobile office. Commission staff deployed the trailer at drive-through vaccination events. That way, older adults seeking vaccinations could drive to the trailer's location, then complete their required paperwork without leaving their personal vehicles. During the first three months of 2021, the Commission held 12 events, vaccinating 670 people. Since the vaccination drives, the Commission has used the trailer for other mobile services. During tax season, it provided a space to coordinate tax document drop off and pick up.
Shepherdstown, WV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026
Project Category: Public space activation
Description: The town will pilot a temporary, car-free downtown plaza featuring movable seating, shade and planters. The project will test how a pedestrian-only space can support rest, events and social connection for residents of all ages.
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