Take on a Fun Placemaking Challenge
February 12, 2020
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Step 1: Read This Guide
This (free!) publication by AARP and the placemaking specialists of Team Better Block is a practical guide to demonstrating how temporary projects can inspire long-term change.
DOWNLOAD OR ORDER THE TOOL KIT
Step 2: Join the Challenge
The AARP Community Challenge provides funds for community-based "quick-action" projects. (A pop-up demonstration qualifies!) The goal is to spark change and build momentum to improve livability for people of all ages.
LEARN HOW TO APPLY
Create and Collaborate
— Speaking of placemaking and a challenge, the arts- and economic development-focused Creative Counties Placemaking Challenge is open to counties with populations of less than 150,000 residents.
Source:
NACo
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Renovate and Reuse
— A Depression-era tuberculosis sanatorium is now an 84-unit, amenity-filled, modern-yet-affordable apartment building for people age 62 or older.
Source:
PD&R Edge
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Tear Down and Lift Up
— Nonprofits and local governments are creating housing that's affordable by purchasing abandoned properties and demolishing houses that are beyond repair.
Source:
Nonprofit Quarterly
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We'll Be There!
Registration is open for the
2020 Aging in America Conference
. Hosted by the American Society on Aging, the gathering takes place in Atlanta from March 24-27. The theme: Examining the Needs of Today’s Diverse Older Adults.
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