Watervliet, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Transportation Other

Description: A dangerous high-traffic roadway will receive signage, paint and other traffic calming measures to address speeding and confusing crossings. The demonstration will improve visibility for people walking and inform longer-term safety improvements.

Albany, NY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: Walk Audits

Description: In Albany's South End, unsafe streets and concerns about violence make walking risky for residents who rely on it as their main transportation. To address this, the organization led 10 walk audits across key blocks, engaging 27 older adults to pinpoint hazards and recommend improvements. Findings will guide advocacy for safer streetscapes and violence prevention. One participant said she was thankful someone was doing an audit in her neighborhood, which she felt was often overlooked.

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