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Webster Heights Community Development Corporation Inc. (2024) Print
2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
Project Category
Transportation
└ Bike Audits
└ Bike Audits
Intersections in the Webster neighborhood lacked clear bike lane markings, creating safety concerns for older residents who bike to local stores. Volunteers age 50-plus audited major intersections using a bike audit toolkit and shared findings with city officials and the community council. The audits prompted plans for lane striping and signage to improve safety and awareness. One wheelchair user said designated bike lanes now made her consider attaching a wagon to her chair for grocery trips, showing how better infrastructure benefits more than cyclists.
Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.
Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.
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