Join AARP Vermont, America Walks and community partners for a workshop focused on improving walkability options in Vermont Communities. This is an age-friendly, interactive workshop geared for those who want to improve the livability of their community by increasing walking options for all users.
In this workshop you will learn how to evaluate walkability conditions and opportunities to develop demonstration projects that can lead to lasting changes in a streetscape. Specifically, you’ll receive the tools to conduct a walk audit, design a temporary pop-up demonstration project, advocate for long-term change and hear about what WRJ is doing in their downtown to enhance livability.
Workshop details
What: Virtual Workshop focused on Improving Walkability in VT
When: October 28, 2025, from 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location Meet-up: Virtual via Zoom
RSVP: https://events.aarp.org/VTWalkability (you will need to set up a free account before registering)
What is a pop-up demonstration?
Pop-up demonstration projects — also known as “do-it-yourself” or “better blocks” — typically involve community members working together to bring attention to overlooked spaces, address neighborhood issues, or demonstrate desired improvements within a public or sometimes private space such as a vacant building or underused lot. This can be done through a rapid prototyping process — a “pop-up demonstration” — that uses lighter, cheaper, easily available materials to build interventions that temporarily improve a space. To learn more about Demonstration Projects, click here.
For more information, contact Kelly Stoddard Poor at 802-393-9187.