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Graettinger, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The project will install pickleball courts in a local park, providing older residents with access to the increasingly popular sport.
St. John, KS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will convert run-down tennis courts into four pickleball courts, providing a space for the local pickleball club to play.
Minden, LA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The project will install shade coverings in the local park to make it more comfortable and enjoyable for residents of all ages.
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Louisville, KY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020
Project Category: Public or private transit access
Description: To provide a safe, comfortable space for older residents who are waiting for transportation, ElderServe set out to install a bus stop shelter near a popular Senior Center. Work involved pouring a new concrete slab for the shelter to level out the site.
Louisville, KY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Roadway/sidewalks/crosswalk improvement
Description: A neighborhood plan for Louisville's California neighborhood recommended traffic calming interventions to make walking safer for residents. City officials hoped to improve pedestrian access between the local senior center and amenities including a park, gym, church and community center. The City converted three intersections from two-way to four-way, increased the size of stop signs for better visibility, installed speed bumps and painted crosswalks. They also rebuilt a sidewalk to incorporate accessible ramps for those with mobility issues.
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