{"id":29581,"date":"2015-03-15T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.bastacommunication.ca\/MADA\/our-cities-must-undergo\/news\/"},"modified":"2015-03-15T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T00:00:00","slug":"our-cities-must-undergo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaquebec.com\/en\/our-cities-must-undergo\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GUARDIAN: \u00abOUR CITIES MUST UNDERGO A REVOLUTION FOR OLDER PEOPLE\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-CA\"> <span style=\"color: #999999; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00ab<\/span>Now, when the green man invites you, try to cross the road. Unless you have the acceleration of an Olympic sprinter, the chances are that the beeps will stop, the green man will flash and cars will rev impatiently before you\u2019ve reached the sanctuary of the other side. Especially if you have a disability, are pushing a buggy or laden with shopping. <\/span><span style=\"color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;\">Or are old. [&#8230;]\u00bb&nbsp;[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/mar\/15\/age-friendly-cities-design-future\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1ea6e4; text-decoration: none;\">Read more<\/span><\/strong><\/a>]<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #999999; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00ab<\/span><span style=\"color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;\" lang=\"EN-CA\">Too many urban spaces are daunting to older people. But Lyon and Manchester show that they needn\u2019t be. 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