Livable Communities Video Archive
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The AARP Community Challenge grant program is part of the nationwide AARP Livable Communities initiative that helps communities become great places to live for residents of all ages.
2019 Challenge Videos
AARP Community Challenge grant funds were used by the Delaware Nation in Anadarko, Oklahoma, to install raised garden beds and seating, features that are helpful to people of all ages.
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About Livable Communities
Getting Around
- Talking About the Future of Mobility
- An Accessible Solution for Saco, Maine
- Safe Sidewalks for Walking in Memphis
- Using 'Pop-Ups' to Improve Public Transit in St. Louis
- Mobility as a Service
- Offering More Ways for Older Adults to Get Around Sacramento
- Improving Driver and Pedestrian Safety in Fort Worth
- Installing a Walk-Bike Trail in Bismarck
Housing
Livability Experts
- Gil Penalosa, Founder, 8 80 Cities
- Mitch Silver, Commissioner, New York City Parks and Recreation
- John Robert Smith, Chairman, Transportation for America
- Andrew Howard, Cofounder/Director, Team Better Block
- Mark Fenton, Public health, planning and transportation consultant
Related:
- Check out videos from the expert-led AARP Livable Communities Webinar series
- Find videos from AARP Livable Communities Workshops and Conferences
Placemaking
- The Magic of Murals
- Pop-Up Project: Bethel Better Block (Bethel, Vermont)
- Meet Us in the Alley! (Camden, South Carolina)
- Providing a Place to Sit While Waiting for the Bus (Miami, Florida)
- Providing a Path to Parks in Honolulu (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Musical Instruments Everyone Can Play (Avoca, Iowa)
- Reviving a Vacant Lot (Omaha, Nebraska)
- A Bus Stop Swing for People of All Ages (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Creating Colorful Crosswalks (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Using Chess (and Checkers) to Reconnect a Community (Macon, Georgia)
- Turning Tennis Courts Into Pickleball Courts (Findlay, Ohio)
- Furnishing a Waterfront Park (Manchester, New Hampshire)
- Placemaking by Engaging the Community (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Creating a Community Space from a Vacant Place (Buffalo, New York)
- 2018 AARP Livable Communities National Conference: "Placemaking and Public Spaces"
Related:
Check out videos from the 2019 AARP Placemaking Workshop:
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