LANA Meeting Monday July 8th at 7pm
Meeting via zoom
Preliminary Agenda:
- Boston Police Department Area E representative
- Centre/Walter St update – DCR
- Robert/South/Walter Street update – Boston Transportation.
- 7/11 convenience store at the corner of Ardale and Centre – potential 24 hours.
- Josh McCorkle, Roslindale’s City Hall Liaison.
- Ice Cream Social preparations for Thursday, July 25th.
- Centre/Weld St intersection update
- Councilor Ben Weber, District 6
- Josh McCorkle, Roslindale’s City Hall Liaison
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84609820956?pwd=TQ7kya5tMUIEWFD5dnTNk6cHykelcI1
Meeting ID: 846 0982 0956
Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB
Come Celebrate New Beginnings
Saturday, June 22nd, 1 pm 104-108 Walter Street
Fun! Snacks! Wetlands Walks! Ribbon Cutting!
The grand opening of the Walter Street Path to the Roslindale Wetlands and its ecological restoration will be celebrated this Saturday, June 22nd at 104-108 Walter Street in Roslindale. The Longfellow Area Neighborhood Association (LANA) is hosting Celebrating Beginnings for the 104-108 Walter Street project including the Grand Opening and the start of the renovation/construction phase of 104 Walter Street to create four units of affordable home ownership by Habitat for Humanity.
Mayor Wu will be joining the festivities to help cut the grand opening ribbon. There will be fun for kids, snacks, wetlands walks, info tables, and a little music from members of the Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society. All are welcome to join in the grand opening festivities at 1 pm on Saturday June 22, 2024 at 104-108 Walter Street, Roslindale.

LANA board meeting Monday 5/13 at 7pm via zoom
Agenda
- Welcome & Introductions
- Councilor Henry Santana
- Boston Transportation Department
- South/Robert/ Walter Street Improvements
- Meet New BTD Neighborhood Planner – Michael Tormey
- New Roslindale Liaison – Josh McCorkcle
- Family Meet-Ups
- Roslindale Wetlands
- Ice Cream Social – Thursday, July 25
- Update from Councilor’s Pepen’s Office – Diana Bronchuk
- 104 Walter Street – Habitat for Humanity Update
- Zoning and BPDA Updates
- Article 80
- ADU regulations
- Squares & Streets Update
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986121313?pwd=dHFzR3dTZ2NNQ1FNUjFMdm1IM3ExUT09
Meeting ID: 869 8612 1313
Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB
LANA meeting Monday, March 11, 2024 – 7pm
Agenda:
- Centre/Walter Street Update with Patrice Kish, Director of Planning & Engineering at Mass DCR
- Zoning: 43 Knoll Street – porch enclosure +
- Bussey Street Renaming
- Love Your Block – April 27
- Squares & Steets Zoning Proposal & Plan
- Response to LANA’s questions
- Collaborating with other Roslindale associations
- Roslindale Wetlands Update
- Tree Fund Update
- 104 Walter Street
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82661562243?pwd=YmdTdXVCMTBLcTk0UlVIblExaVE3QT09
Meeting ID: 826 6156 2243
Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB
Recording of 2/12/24 meeting on Squares & Streets Initiative
For anyone who was unable to join the meeting, you can access the recording via the link below. During the meeting, the BPDA staff explained the Squares and Streets planning initiative and associated zoning changes and then took questions from residents.
Passcode: Jt3?1zDg
LANA Special Meeting – Monday February, 12th 7pm
Learning Session with Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) represenatives about the new Streets & Squares Rezoning initiative which impacts Roslindale Square.

Register here to receive Zoom link: bit.ly/LANA _SS
LANA meeting – Monday, January 8, 2024, 7 pm
Preliminary agenda:
- Walter/South/Robert Street Sidewalk & Intersection Improvements:
- BTD Presentation and Discussion on Proposed Plans – Progress Report
- Anticipated timetable for changes & construction
- South & Walworth Recommendation
- Roslindale Wetlands Update – Serve & Learn – February 10th
- Tree Fund Update
- Neighborhood Liaison Report – Dianna Bronchuk
- Zoning:
- 40 Tyndale Street – rear addition
- 1081-1083 South Street, (northeast corner of South & Centre) – new construction
- Bussey Street Renaming
- 104 Walter Street
- LANA and 2024 Activities — preliminary discussion
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87852233304?pwd=dE9vTk5IZkR6VVJDN1MyMkFyRVlxZz09
Meeting ID: 878 5223 3304
Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB
LANA meeting – Monday, November 13, 2023, 7:00 pm
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
- State Senator Mike Rush
- Tree Fund
- Roslindale Wetlands Serve & Learn Nov 18th
- Streets & Squares, Boston’s New Zoning Initiative – Taylor Mayes, BPDA and team
- Neighborhood Liaison Report – Dianna Bronchuk
- Zoning: 5 Bradford Circle — proposed additional housing unit – ADU
- Bussey Street Renaming
- Mobility & Transportation Committee
All are welcome!
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86909744046?pwd=MkdyNm13SnVueVdoNjRpeEJuYlNEUT09
- Meeting ID: 869 0974 4046
- Passcode: q2UsbM9ivB
LANA Annual Meeting & Board of Directors Meeting – Monday, September 11, 2023, 7pm
Members in good standing will be allowed to run and/or vote for board members.
Annual Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome
2. President’s Report and 2022-2023 In Review 3. Minutes of the 2023 Annual Meeting
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Election of Directors – five positions
6. Additions to the Agenda
7. Adjournment
Board of Directors meeting (immediately following our annual meeting)
- Call to Order
- Approval of the Minutes of the July 10, 2023 LANA Board Meeting
- Treasurer’s Report
- Election of Officers of the Board
- Dianna Bronchuk, Neighborhood Liaison Report
- Tree Fund
- 104 Walter Street/ Habitat for Humanity Update
- LANA Newsletter
- Announcements
- Additions to the Agenda
- Adjournment
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87801814263?pwd=cU94dCtVV3dwWTdvaElGT1NWOGwzQT09
Zoom recording of District 5 Candidate’s forum
Link to video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UarVvZeHfyc
On Tuesday, June 18, 2023, four people running for City Council District 5 presented at a virtual District 5 Candidate’s Forum. The candidates were, in alphabetical order: current Councilor Ricardo Arroyo; Enrique Pepén; Jose Ruiz; and Jean Claude Sanon.
LANA was one of several organizations sponsoring the District 5 City Council Candidates Forum. Other sponsors include: Forum for Racial Equity via Educational Experiences in Hyde Park, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Keep Hyde Park Beautiful, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale, Racial Justice & Equity Forum of Hyde Park, Rozzie Bikes, Walk-Up Roslindale, and the Ward 18 Democratic Committee.
