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February 23, 2022

Livable Communities Newsletter | AARP.org/Livable

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Now in its sixth year, the AARP Community Challenge has funded lots of needed places to sit — in parks and on plazas, along hiking trails and at transit stops. The variety and creativity displayed through public seating projects is inspiring.

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Our quick-action grant program has also been used to fund fun — for people of all ages. For instance, in 2021, an AARP Community Challenge grant helped provide take-home goodie bags for Grandparents Day visitors (pictured) to the Delaware Children's Museum.

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Learn about the 2022 AARP Community Challenge.

Livability News & Notes

A Needed Transportation Option — A look at how the Final Mile program has jump-started municipal bike infrastructure improvements in Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado; New Orleans, Louisiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Providence, Rhode Island.
Source: Urban Institute ►

A Needed Housing Option — The new HAY (Houston Alumni and Youth) Center in Harris County, Texas, will include 50 apartments for young adults aging out of the foster care system. Source: NACo County News ►

A Needed Solution — A low-lying, 16-acre, amenity-filled Atlanta park is designed to flood — and protect the surrounding neighborhood. Source: Fast Company ►

WELCOME TO MINNESOTA!

The North Star State (aka the Gopher State and the Land of 10,000 Lakes) has joined New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.

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