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Hatfield, PA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: Hatfield lacked safe bike routes, leaving cyclists-including older adults-without reliable infrastructure. To address this, the group led six bike audits at eight intersections, engaging residents and municipal leaders. Findings were presented at borough and county meetings and will guide new bike lanes, racks and signage. Recommendations will feed into the Bike More, Drive Less project and future grant applications. Local officials expressed strong interest, and a manufacturing site manager testified about employees safety needs, underscoring the urgency for action.
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Montgomery, AL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: This project will engage volunteers to conduct two bike audits evaluating safety near Montgomery Whitewater park. County officials will analyze the findings and work toward implementing improvements.
Taylor, TX
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Bike Audits
Description: Downtown Taylor lacked safe cycling conditions and adequate bike parking, leaving older cyclists and local businesses concerned about safety and access. Good Life Taylor conducted bike audits to document hazards and found that business owners wanted more foot traffic and safer places to park bikes. The effort informed a plan to install eight secure racks in key downtown areas and provided data to guide next steps with local boards. A volunteer who survived a serious crash shared her story, highlighting the urgency of safer streets and strengthening advocacy for long-term improvements.
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Little Rock, AR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Digital navigation skills
Description: Older adults in assisted living facilities often lacked access to technology and digital skills, leaving them isolated from essential resources and social connections. To address this, the library launched a mobile tech classroom with tablets and held five four-week courses covering email setup, online safety and library apps. The sessions drew 269 participants and eased fears about technology through hands-on instruction and personal support. Repeat attendance and requests for ongoing classes show growing confidence, and the library plans to expand the program across its service area.
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Little Rock, AR
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018
Project Category: Engaging people in transportation options/safety
Description: When state transportation officials asked Arkansans why they don't bicycle more, the answer was clear: Because they did not feel safe. To address this, the City of Little Rock worked to educate drivers about road safety best practices. The City developed a two-hour training -- the Friendly Driver Certification Program -- modeled after a similar program in Fort Collins, Colorado. "Twenty years ago, we didn't have any bike lanes, pedestrian hybrid beacons or other new types of facilities to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe," program coordinator John Landosky told Little Rock Soiree. "That infrastructure is only useful if drivers know what to do around it." Since its launch, the class has educated more than 500 participants, with nearly six in ten saying it made them more confident in walking or biking. The City says the training also helped lay a foundation for its Complete Streets bike plan.
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