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		<title>Blueback Herring River Route Community Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/07/events/blueback-herring-river-route-community-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 10, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Blueback Herring River Route  Community Meeting

Wed. Mar. 10 6:30 PM

Elizabeth Peabody House
277 Broadway
Somerville MA (map)

This meeting, sponsored by  Mayor Curtatone and Alderman Pero, will present and request feedback  from the public on the City's plans to create the "Blueback Herring  River Route" connecting Foss Park to Shore Drive, with improvements to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/07/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 9, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting

Tues., Mar. 9, 6:30 PM

Upper Hall
Greek Orthodox Church
29 Central St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the second phase 3  planning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this  meeting, the group will continue specifying goals, policies and actions  to implement the vision statement.

The goal of the comprehensive plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Escape From Suburbia film</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/04/uncategorized/escape-from-suburbia-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/04/uncategorized/escape-from-suburbia-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Rule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 8, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Representative Denise Provost, Somerville Climate Action, the Initiating Committee of Transition Somerville and Somerville-Medford United for Justice with Peace invite you to a showing of

Escape from Suburbia
Monday, March 8
6:30 to 8:30pm
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave 02143 (map).  See attached flyer, below.

Meet ordinary people making extraordinary choices as they tackle the key issues facing us today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/housing-and-community-development-committee-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/housing-and-community-development-committee-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 22, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting

Mon. Feb. 22 6:00 PM

Somerville City Hall
2nd Fl. Comm. Rm.
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the regular meeting of  the Aldermanic Housing and Community Development Committee. There will  likely be further discussion of the Route 16 Green Line Extension stop,  which is currently being deemphasized by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davis Square Visioning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/davis-square-visioning-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/davis-square-visioning-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 3, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Davis Square Visioning Meeting

Wed. Mar. 3 6:30 PM

Tufts Administration Building (TAB)
169 Holland St.
Somerville MA (map)

This meeting, sponsored by the  Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD), is  intended to promote discussion about what should happen in the Davis  Square area in the future. There will be statistical data presentations,  visual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly Square Public Advisory Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/assembly-square-public-advisory-committee-meeting-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/assembly-square-public-advisory-committee-meeting-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 2, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Assembly  Square Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Tues. Mar. 2 6:00 PM

Federal Realty Investment Trust
5 Middlesex Ave. Suite 401
Somerville MA (map)

This is the regular meeting  the Assembly Square PAC. At this meeting we will discuss how the IKEA  development is to proceed in 2010 and how to begin work on the  Transportation Mitigation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Union Square Design Plan Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/union-square-design-plan-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/22/events/union-square-design-plan-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Union Square Design Plan Meeting

Mon. Mar. 1 6:30 PM

Argenziano School
290 Washington Street
Somerville MA (map)

This meeting, sponsored by  Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) is  intended to present and get community feedback on plans to improve Union  Square. The city will present what it considers the locally preferred  alterative based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davis Square Task Force Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/davis-square-task-force-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/davis-square-task-force-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Davis Square Task Force Meeting

Wed. Feb. 24, 7:00 PM

Tufts Administration Building (TAB)
169 Holland St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the regular meeting of  the Davis Square Task Force, one of the longest running activist groups  in Somerville. It came into existence around the extension of the Red  Line to Davis Square.

This group is important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPO Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/mpo-access-advisory-committee-to-the-mbta-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/mpo-access-advisory-committee-to-the-mbta-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 24, 2010; 1:00 pm; ] MPO Access  Advisory Committee to the MBTA Meeting

Wed. Feb. 24 1:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rms. 2, 3
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

Agenda (PDF) 

This is the regular meeting of  the Metropolitan Planning Organization Access Advisory Committee. This  committee was created to improve transit access and services for people  with disabilities.

This meeting is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/mbta-rider-oversight-committee-meeting-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/14/events/mbta-rider-oversight-committee-meeting-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 22, 2010; 5:00 pm; ] MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Meeting

Mon. Feb. 22 5:00 PM

State Transportation Building
Conf. Rms. 1, 2, 3
10 Park Plaza
Boston MA (map)

This is the regular meeting of  the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee, which provides recommendations to  the MBTA to address the needs and concerns of MBTA riders.

This meeting is important because the  MBTA will soon [...]]]></description>
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