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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Seniors</title>
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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>
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		<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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		<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>
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		<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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		<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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		<title>R.I.P. Joe Medeiros</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/23/announcements/r-i-p-joe-medeiros/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/23/announcements/r-i-p-joe-medeiros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Medeiros, man about town, disability rights activist, and wry humorist, died June 14.  He would have turned 91 on June 21, 2011.
&#160;
The Somerville Home held a lovely Memorial Service for him tonight, and his family generously provided the reception.
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A member of the Somerville Disabilities Commission for 16 years, Joe reached out to many elected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When will Somerville get a PLAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/02/health-care/when-will-somerville-get-a-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/02/health-care/when-will-somerville-get-a-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FCC Chair Genachowski says that, by next April, cities across the country will have access to a new technology just launched in New York City-to send critical emergency alerts to residents' mobile phones when public safety is threatened.  This new technology and service is called the Personal Localized Alerting Network, a.k.a., PLAN.  Would it benefit Somerville?]]></description>
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		<title>Home Modification Loan Program</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/01/housing/home-modification-loan-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/01/housing/home-modification-loan-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MRC recently redesigned their brochure for the Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP).  This is a well-funded state low-interest loan program for projects to allow elders, adults with disAbilities, and families with children with disAbilities to keep living independently.  Information for Somerville residents included in this post. ]]></description>
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		<title>Brick and Brick Paver Pedestrian Surfaces Hurt</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/02/events/brick-and-brick-paver-pedestrian-surfaces-hurt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/02/events/brick-and-brick-paver-pedestrian-surfaces-hurt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ December 6, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] On December 6 at 6 pm, Alderman White and the Public Safety Committee will hold a Special Hearing to understand the justification for using brick paver materials in the recently constructed Somerville Avenue crosswalks.  The vibrations from such materials hurts wheelchair drivers, and causes additional discomfort for people with visual and balance impairments.]]></description>
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		<title>The Diary of a Wheelchair Experiment</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/01/accessibility/the-diary-of-a-wheelchair-experiment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/12/01/accessibility/the-diary-of-a-wheelchair-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorie Reilly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who does not own a car, I am already accustomed to the life of a pedestrian living around the edges of a world designed for cars. But I was completely unprepared for how dramatically marginalized I would feel trying to navigate the streets by wheelchair.]]></description>
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