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Webinar for AARP Community Challenge Grants Is Today (Wednesday) at 3
Deadline to Submit Is March 5
January 29, 2025
Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities
Automobiles menace the elderly and make it hard to navigate their environment, keeping them from meaningful connections
May 31, 2022
Applications Open for AARP Community Challenge Grants
Small grants for "quick-action" projects that help communities become more livable: public spaces, housing, transportation, civic engagement. Deadline: March 22
February 2, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: What Makes an ‘Age-Friendly’ Place?
Talking to AARP about how every city can become more age-friendly, how the pandemic is affecting older Americans, and how we can think more holistically about aging in place.
April 5, 2021
AARP Keeps Quietly Giving Out Grants for Small but Powerful Ideas to Increase Livability
A total of 184 "quick-action" projects win 2020 Community Challenge Grants; Six in California
September 2, 2020
AARP Backs Congestion Pricing — Defying Pols Who Claim Seniors Would be Hurt By Tolls
The senior lobbying group supports congestion pricing, even though opponents of congestion pricing often cite seniors as their reason for opposing tolls.
February 21, 2019
AARP Announces Another Round of Community Challenge Grants
Applications for short-term projects that "spark change" due by April 17
February 21, 2019
AARP Announces Challenge Grant Winners: Five Are in California
Chula Vista, West Sacramento, Long Beach, San Francisco, and City Heights are the California recipients of AARP's 2018 Community Challenge Grant for quick projects that improve communities.
July 20, 2018
San Francisco, Berkeley on AARP list of Top Ten “Livable Cities”
It's not that surprising to see San Francisco and Berkeley in AARP's list of most livable cities, because they are very well served by transit and both have progressive policies aimed at improving people's lives. But they are expensive.
June 21, 2018
