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size=3>MassBike Mid-November Update</FONT></P>
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size=3>Please Join Us at Bike Night: THIS MONDAY, NOV. 14</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Bike Night is only days away!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Please join us this Monday, Nov. 14 from 6:00—9:00 p.m. at Ryles Jazz
Club, 212 Hampshire Street, Inman Square, Cambridge. This fun-filled benefit
raises crucial funds that help MassBike’s advocacy work throughout the year, and
you’ll get to meet two leaders whose work impacts bicycling every day—speakers
MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas and MassHighway Commissioner Luisa
Paiewonsky.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>You’ll enjoy light appetizers, free bike valet parking, and a great
silent auction featuring more than 100 items. Tickets are only $25 for MassBike
members and $35 for non-members (this includes a one-year membership to get you
started with MassBike!). Thanks to our business sponsors including Jason and
Fischer; Landry's Bicycles; Redbones BBQ; Quad Cycles; Seth Yurdin, Esq;
Belmont/Ace Wheelworks; Bay State Speedskating Club; Seyfarth Shaw; and
Continental Resources.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Save time and pre-register for Bike Night
online:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT
size=3>MassBike Volunteer Nights: Please Join Us Next Wednesday, Nov. 16 and
Tuesday, Nov. 29<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Gourmet pizza from Picco, friends, and envelope stuffing! We really need
your help with our monthly membership mailing (on Nov. 16) and mailing our
annual appeal (on Nov. 29). <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT
size=3>Please join us from 5:00-8:30 p.m. on either night—or both!—for our
monthly Volunteer Night, sponsored by Picco in the South End. It’s a great way
to have fun and help the cause. You can find us at 20 Park Plaza, Ste. 528,
Boston (Arlington T stop). Secure bike parking available; please email for
details. Please RSVP to bikeinfo@massbike.org.
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size=3>Berkshires Public Meeting on South Street Alternatives: Tuesday, Nov.
29</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>A Public Meeting for the South Street Alternatives Study has been
scheduled for Tuesday, November 29<SUP>th</SUP> at 7 PM at City Council Chamber,
Pittsfield City Hall. <SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt">The purpose of this
study is to analyze alternatives and develop a regional consensus on a preferred
course of action to improve north-south mobility through the study corridor,
defined as South Street (Rtes. 7 & 20) from Housatonic Street to the
southern City line, and the developing area to its west. </SPAN>This meeting
will discuss the alternatives being considered and seek input from the
Berkshires public on those alternatives.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Double Your Donation: Jason and Fischer Issues Challenge
Grant for Bike Night Pledge Drive<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We
are so close to our Bike Night Pledge Drive goal, but we need your help to put
us over the top. Bike attorney Andrew Fischer of Jason and Fischer has issued a
generous challenge grant—if we can raise $1500 by Monday, he will match it with
his own $1500 gift. We’re already halfway there and only need another $800 from
MassBike supporters like you to meet our goal and double the impact of your
gift. Please help us take advantage of this wonderful offer and help us raise
the final $800. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Click here to donate now to the Bike Night Pledge Drive
and double the impact of your gift<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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href="http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=bikenight"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Meetings on New MassHighway Design Guidebook </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>MassBike has been working with MassHighway for more than two and a half
years to produce a new, bike-friendly highway design guidebook. The project is
now virtually complete and these new guidelines will be able to benefit
bicyclists on the road soon.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>To learn more about the guidebook and to thank MassHighway for their
efforts to become more bike-friendly, please consider attending one of the
following meetings:</FONT></P>
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size=3></FONT> </P>
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style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Falmouth Holiday
Inn Nov
16 (Wed) 9:00
to 11:00 AM<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy">Pittsfield Crowne
Plaza</SPAN>
<SPAN style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy">Nov 17
(Thurs) 11:00
AM to 1:00 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Holyoke Holiday
Inn Nov
22
(Tues)
1:00 to 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Peabody Holiday
Inn
Nov 30
(Wed)
1:00 to 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Worcester Beechwood
Inn
Dec 8
(Thurs)
1:00 to 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Taunton Holiday
Inn Dec
9
(Fri)
10:00 AM to Noon <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Boston State Transportation
Building Dec 14
(Wed)
TBD </FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">To view the guidebook online (it will be
available on Nov. 18), click here <SPAN
style="COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Goudy"><A
href="http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/">http://www.mhd.state.ma.us</A></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Contact Your Legislators to Help Rail-Trails</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Senator Pam Resor of Acton, co-chair of the legislature’s
Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Rail-Trail Caucus, inserted a provision into the Senate
economic stimulus bill last week that would help rail-trail creation in
Massachusetts significantly. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Her
amendment, among other beneficial things, earmarks $500,000 for towns to
purchase environmental liability insurance for rail-trails. It was accepted
unanimously by the Senate. However, this provision is not in the House bill and
we need your help to ensure that it survives the imminently upcoming “conference
committee” between House and Senate leaders, and remains in the final
bill. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Please contact the following House and Senate leaders and
ask them to stand up for “The <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Resor
Rail Trail Environmental Liability Insurance" amendment, floor amendment
#56.”</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"><FONT
size=3>Senate President Robert Travaglini, 617-722-1500</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>, </FONT><A
href="mailto:Robert.Travaglini@state.ma.us"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
size=3>Robert.Travaglini@state.ma.us</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3>
<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"><FONT
size=3>Senator Therese Murray, Chair Ways and Means, 617-722-1481,
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="mailto:Therese.Murray@state.ma.us"><FONT
size=3>Therese.Murray@</FONT></A><A
href="mailto:Therese.Murray@state.ma.us"><FONT
size=3>state.ma.us</FONT></A><FONT size=3> <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"><FONT
size=3>Senator Jack Hart, Chair Economic Development,
617-722-1150</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>, </FONT><A href="mailto:John.Hart@state.ma.us"><FONT
size=3>John.Hart@state.ma.us</FONT></A><FONT size=3> <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Speaker of
the House Sal DiMasi, 617-722-2313</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, <A
href="mailto:Rep.SalvatoreDiMasi@Hou.State.MA.US"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Rep.SalvatoreDiMasi@Hou.State.MA.US</SPAN></A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Representative
Robert Deleo, Chair Ways and Means, 617-722-2380</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A href="mailto:RDeleo@hou.state.ma.us"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS">RDeleo@hou.state.ma.us</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Representative
Daniel E. Bosley, Chair Economic Development, 617-722-2370, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="mailto:Rep.DanielBosley@hou.state.ma.us">Rep.DanielBosley@hou.state.ma.us</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">Please also
contact your local representative or senator, and ask them to contact the
members above.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3>To locate your legislators, click here</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"><A
href="http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Want to Get More
Involved with MassBike? Run for our Board—Deadline Monday</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Are you
interested in taking your bicycling advocacy to the next level? Each December,
MassBike members elect our Board of Directors. Our organization--Massachusetts'
statewide bicycling education and advocacy group--is in a growth phase and needs
talented advocates to help us grow and become even more effective. MassBike
Board members serve for three years and are responsible for setting
organizational goals, helping to accomplish them with their time and expertise,
and raising funds and maintaining fiscal oversight of the organization.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">If
you’re passionate about improving bicycling conditions and would like to harness
your energy to help MassBike, we’d love to hear from you. This year, we’re
especially looking for candidates who have prior board experience and have
experience with fundraising and business/financial issues. We are also eager for
help from dedicated advocates with other skills. Please note that our
application deadline is Monday, Nov. 14. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>To learn
more about serving on the MassBike Board and to fill out our application, please
visit our website at </FONT><A
href="http://www.massbike.org/about/board.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.massbike.org/about/board.htm</FONT></A></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3>MBTA Public Hearings</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Want to learn more about what capital projects the MBTA
is planning over the next five years? Come to one of the following hearings,
listed below. This is a great chance to thank the MBTA for their decision to
equip 250 buses with bike racks, ask them to equip the whole fleet, and discuss
issues of concern to bicyclists, such as the need for bike racks at stations,
bike path creation on MBTA-controlled property, and more. The MBTA will kick off
each meeting with a 10 minute presentation and set aside the rest of the time
for public comment. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">You may also
comment via e-mail at cipinfo@mbta.com or send written comments to MBTA Budget
Department, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA,
02116.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Public hearings are scheduled as
follows:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1.
Memorial Hall Public Library, Andover, MA - November 30th @ 6 - 7:30
pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">2.
Worcester Public Library - Saxe Room, Worcester, MA - December 1st
@<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">6
-7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">3.
Framingham Town Hall - Ablondi Room, Framingham, MA - December 5th @ 6
-<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">4.
Roxbury Community College - Dance Studio, Roxbury, MA - December 6th
@<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">6 -
7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">5.
Plouffe School - Cafeteria, Brockton, MA - December 7th @ 6 - 7:30
pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">6.
Somerville High School - Cafeteria, Somerville, MA - December 12th
@<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">6:30 - 8:00 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">7.
North Shore Community College - Lynn Campus - MBTA Conference Room
Lynn,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">MA
- December 13th @ 6 -7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">8.
State Transportation Building, Boston, MA - December 14th @ 5:30pm
-<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">7:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">To
view the MBTA’s five-year plan (known as the draft FY06 - FY11 CIP), click here
starting on Friday, Nov. 18.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.mbta.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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