2017 AARP Community Challenge Grantee Fort Worth Texas
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GRANTEE: Linwood Neighborhood Association The Linwood Park neighborhood in Fort Worth has long grappled with 30-foot-wide streets with poor lighting and no sidewalks or crosswalks. The city partnered with and the urban planning firm to install a temporary traffic circle, along with signage and improved lighting. Within three months of the installation, the city was moving forward with plans to make the well-rounded solution permanent. The funds “quick-action” projects that build momentum for local change to improve livability for people of all ages.
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LOCATION: Fort Worth, TexasGRANTEE: Linwood Neighborhood Association The Linwood Park neighborhood in Fort Worth has long grappled with 30-foot-wide streets with poor lighting and no sidewalks or crosswalks. The city partnered with and the urban planning firm to install a temporary traffic circle, along with signage and improved lighting. Within three months of the installation, the city was moving forward with plans to make the well-rounded solution permanent. The funds “quick-action” projects that build momentum for local change to improve livability for people of all ages.
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