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		<title>5/7/12 Somerville Housing Authority Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/06/events/5712-somerville-housing-authority-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/06/events/5712-somerville-housing-authority-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Agenda includes the FY 2012 budget.]]></description>
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		<title>4/25/12 HUD One Year Action Plan Public Hearing (1 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/15/events/42512-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing-1-of-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/15/events/42512-hud-one-year-action-plan-public-hearing-1-of-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 25, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The HUD block grants are a very important source of funding for affordable housing in Somerville.]]></description>
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		<title>3/14/12 Rally at MBTA Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/11/events/31412-rally-at-mbta-board-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/11/events/31412-rally-at-mbta-board-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 14, 2012; 12:09 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join Mass Senior Action in telling the MBTA..."Bail Out the Riders, Build Massachusetts!" ]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Accessible?: RESISTAT Responds</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/10/housing/are-citys-senior-centers-accessible-resistat-responds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/10/housing/are-citys-senior-centers-accessible-resistat-responds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The letter to resistat previously posted on SV is copied below. The response (which follows)  was posted on the resistat blog within 72 hours of the letter&#8217;s submission.
Question: I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Fully Accessible?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter was submitted to the resistat blog on 3/5/2012 after its writer read David Dahlbacka&#8217;s announcement of upcoming HUD Plan hearing:
&#8220;I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city websites to learn accessibility information for [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Ball Square]]></category>
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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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		<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>Green</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/16/politics/green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/16/politics/green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessibility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest robocall announced the 4th Annual Riverfest, Saturday, 9/17, featuring “fireworks, entertainment, food and family activities” for Somerville residents. The familiar and friendly voice of Jackie Rossetti encouraged residents to participate. The latter part of the message was a traffic advisory- automobile traffic, I presume, as listeners were informed that the Somerville Police and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dilboy Tot Lot IS Deplorable. Thank You, Ward 7 Candidate Puglia!</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/08/24/schools-and-youth/dilboy-tot-lot-is-deplorable-thank-you-ward-7-candidate-puglia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/08/24/schools-and-youth/dilboy-tot-lot-is-deplorable-thank-you-ward-7-candidate-puglia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ward 7 Alderperson Candidate Joan Whitney Puglia is proving to have a keen awareness of conditions around town.  Her mention of Dilboy Field&#8216;s tot lot and baseball field has the Community Access Project members feeling stirrings of &#8211; hope.
We first contacted the State Department of Conservation and Recreation about the lack of accessibility and safety [...]]]></description>
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