November 15, 2018 PSNA meeting!

Submitted by ruth on Sat, 11/10/2018 - 3:04pm

Happy Fall!

November, 2018 is time for:

Annual Election:

Offices for which we invite anyone to stand are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer. In our recent past we have elected one person in the role of Secretary/Treasurer.

If you are interested, please come and bring someone to nominate you, or let me know.

Wrap Up of 2018 & Plan for 2019:

Please also come with your ideas about PSNA, comments on the topics we have addressed this past year, ideas about what we should address next year.

Trees at PSNA meeting Oct 18, 7-9 pm

Submitted by ruth on Thu, 10/11/2018 - 4:02pm
A runner on Linear Park

 PSNA Meeting on TREES!

 

 Thursday, Oct 18, 7-9 pm

 Lesley University Hall

 1815 Mass Ave, Rm 2-078

 

 

 

Porter Square has been identified as one of the city’s heat islands.  Mass Ave—a main thoroughfare for cars, buses, bikes, and pedestrians—is an increasingly hot corridor.  Street trees help reduce that heat! Many of us share the vision of a shady Mass Ave and are interested in doing what we can to improve our tree canopy and our planet.

 

PSNA September 20 Meeting on the "Condition of Porter Square"

Submitted by ruth on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 6:15pm
Pedestrian Walkway along Somerville Avenue

At our September 20th meeting Owen O'Riordian, Commissioner, DPW and Melissa Miguel, DPW, Senior Engineer working with MBTA and Somerville (on the project described below) will join us to talk about the issues, condition and maintenance of the plazas near the Porter Square T stop and the city sidewalks in the area.

Many of you will remember that we just did a "Clean Up Porter Square and Mass Ave" covering some of this area, and we can briefly update you on that.

St. James construction meeting

Submitted by ruth on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 4:40pm

There will be an informational meeting about the Saint James Place construction project on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be held in the Saint James Church sanctuary. Tony Papantonis of Nauset Construction will be there to review the Construction Management plan, and to answer any questions that may come up regarding the construction.  Below is the contact information for the project:  

 

 

 

November 2022

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

November 17, 2022

This was our first meeting in person in two years. Lesley has installed in its classrooms the equipment that allows you to use Zoom, and this was our first attempt at using it. Alas, attendance was very low, but a couple of people dialed in and we were able to confirm that we can use the equipment properly and that people who are not physically present can still hear and participate.

September 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

PSNA Meeting, September 20, 2022

Concerns about the impact of the population that is using drugs in and around the T station on the community have been growing. Encounters with folks who are in various stages of the experience and the abundance of discarded needles (a biohazard) are not what anyone wants to experience while they are in the neighborhood. These conditions also work against our efforts to program and animate the very small patches of public space in Porter Square, two of which are MBTA property.