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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Pedestrians</title>
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		<title>Map of Obscure Somerville-area stairways, ramps, paths, and shortcuts</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/06/transportation/map-of-obscure-somerville-area-stairways-ramps-paths-and-shortcuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, I began making a Google Map of obscure stairways, ramps, paths, and shortcuts in and near Somerville.   Since Google Map URLs are quite long, I gave this map a shorter one that&#8217;s easy to remember:
http://TinyURL.com/ObscureSomerville

I&#8217;ve added to the map a number of new or reconstructed paths along Alewife Brook and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Variance Hearing 2/27/12: Community Path Cedar to Lowell</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/24/transportation/occupy-somervilles-variance-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Monday, the Architectural Access State Board will hear the City of Somerville's request to waive the necessity to place an accessible ramp adjacent to a proposed shortcut between the Lowell St. bridge and the future Community Path Extension.  Public transportation stewardship begins at home!  Let's encourage Somerville's deciders to sTop wasting local and sTate transportation resources on exclusive facilities- and instead, plan for the future by designing accessible multi-modal pedestrian routes at every step.]]></description>
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		<title>If Somerville&#8217;s Mayor stepped inside our shoes, would he be smiling&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/14/accessibility/if-somervilles-mayor-stepped-inside-our-shoes-would-he-be-smiling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/14/accessibility/if-somervilles-mayor-stepped-inside-our-shoes-would-he-be-smiling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Community Access Project and other disability rights colleagues appeared at a Hearing to hear how the City rationalized deferring corrections of recent streetscape construction mistakes.  And we discovered that even the surveys are not being completed correctly.]]></description>
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		<title>1/10/12 Minuteman Bikeway Arlington Public Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/01/events/11012-minuteman-bikeway-arlington-public-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/01/events/11012-minuteman-bikeway-arlington-public-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 10, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This meeting will present five options for fixing the break in the Minuteman Trail at Mass Ave. and Rt. 60 in Arlington Center, which forces bicyclists onto the streets and sidewalks.]]></description>
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		<title>11/21/11 Public Hearing on Community Path Design</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/13/development-and-zoning/112111-public-hearing-on-community-path-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/13/development-and-zoning/112111-public-hearing-on-community-path-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a first look at the proposed design for the Community Path. All concerned with the path and the Green Line Extension should show up and comment.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Rights-of-Way Federal Guidelines Comment Period</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/06/housing/proposed-rights-of-way-federal-guidelines-public-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/06/housing/proposed-rights-of-way-federal-guidelines-public-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The comment period ends 11/23/11. This is your chance to provide input to Federal guidelines on access by persons with disabilities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville, MA: Millions Wasted on Deficient Walkability Improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 80% of Somerville's new sidewalks and curb cuts, installed since 2004,  are hazardous for people with various types of disabilities (one-in-five).  These infrastructure improvements don't even adhere to basic, standard building code.  See a listing of the first 50 locations that the City of Somerville promises to re-do, equalling about $500K wasted the first time around- for starters.]]></description>
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		<title>Bicycle Public Safety Campaign Wimps Out</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/26/public-health-safety/bicycle-public-safety-campaign-wimps-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/26/public-health-safety/bicycle-public-safety-campaign-wimps-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Somerknot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On  Thursday, 6 pm, November 3rd, at the VNA, 259 Lowell St., the Board of Aldermen&#8217;s Public Safety Committee will discuss the Administration&#8217;s disinclination to implement a promised Bicycle Safety Campaign for the city&#8217;s cyclists and pedestrians.
With a major increase in the number of cyclists here, enforcement of public safety laws pertaining to cyclist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great job, Joe!</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/16/transportation/great-job-joe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/16/transportation/great-job-joe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At Chester and Elm Streets in Davis Square, the brick curb cuts have been replaced with concrete, compliant ones.  People using wheelchairs and other rolling mobility devices at this location can now rock and roll to the beat of the Ville, knowing that they don’t have to “pull the hill” at either end of the crosswalk.   Keep up the good work, Mayor Joe!]]></description>
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		<title>10/5/11 Somerville Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/01/events/10511-somerville-zoning-board-of-appeals-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/01/events/10511-somerville-zoning-board-of-appeals-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 5, 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Agenda includes 343-351 Summer St. developing a new two to three story mixed-use building consisting of a VFW hall and 31 residential units.]]></description>
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