Hagerstown, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: A covered bus shelter with seating will be installed at the Senior Center to improve safety and comfort. The shelter will provide protection from the weather and help older adults and people with disabilities wait for public transportation.

Clarkdale, AZ

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: Flashing crosswalk beacons and shaded transit stops will be installed along a key corridor. The improvements will create safer crossings between neighborhoods.

Stevens Point, WI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Public or private transit access

Description: Long waits at transit stops without seating made public transportation difficult for older adults. To improve accessibility, the city installed five benches at key stops, including locations near parks and multi-family housing. It also hosted a planning workshop and integrated transit upgrades into neighborhood meetings. The benches not only offer comfort, but sparked plans for a citywide transit strategy in 2024. One bench near a disability services nonprofit was praised for helping clients meet outdoors, showing how small changes can make transit more inclusive.

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.