About the network
Lister Flats was the second LoTek network, built in the spring of 2009 by neighbors who had watched Bridgeside’s first winter from across the avenue. It was the first network designed around hubs rather than a single relay, and the first to write its rules down in a governance charter.
Schematic
Uptime
99.98% uptime over the last 90 days, with no days of degraded service or maintenance.
Governance
- Owned by
- Lister Flats Neighborhood Network
- Legal home
- Nonprofit corporation with a member-elected board
- Members
- 1,986 households, one vote each
- Monthly assembly
- First Monday of each month, 7:30 pm, at the masjid’s community room
- Annual assembly
- Every March
- Maintenance fund
- $10 a month per household, suggested. No household is disconnected for not paying.
Stewards
Elected by the members. Listed by first name and initial.
- Luis B.Network steward · since 2025
- Felix S.Treasurer · since 2016
- Kateryna W.Membership steward · since 2022
- Chanel I.Training steward · since 2018
Backhaul
Links that carry the network’s traffic to the wider internet.
| Link | Medium | Capacity | Far end | Peak use yesterday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT-02-BH1 | Fiber | 10 Gbps | Newark internet exchange | 36% |
| LT-02-BH2 | Licensed microwave, 11 GHz | 2 Gbps | Bridgeside | 51% |
Maintenance log
Climbing safety refresher: 16 installers recertified.
Storm damage: 7 dishes realigned and one mast replaced.
Firmware 4.6.2 rollout. Staged firmware rollout to every node, one hub’s area at a time. Each node restarted once.
Grounding on N-0041 redone after an inspection found a corroded lug.
Heavy rain: water ingress found and fixed in 6 enclosures.
Annual assembly: 182 members attended and elected three stewards.
Hardware refresh: 29 nodes upgraded to Stoop R6 over the year.
N-0817 moved to the other side of the roof to clear a new air-conditioning unit.
Grounding on N-0180 redone after an inspection found a corroded lug.
Mount on N-0224 re-secured after the host reported a loose mast.
Annual assembly: 79 members attended and elected three stewards.
Battery modules replaced at 2 hubs ahead of winter.
Dish on N-0435 re-aimed after a neighbor’s new extension blocked the path.
Rooftop agreements reviewed; 4 renewed with new building owners.
Hardware refresh: 46 nodes upgraded to Stoop R5 over the year.
Hardware refresh: 4 nodes upgraded to Gantry H4 over the year.
Backhaul upgraded from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps fiber.
Firmware 4.0 rolled out to every node.
New hub on the apartment tower roof, twelve storeys: N-1355.
Firmware 3.0 rolled out to every node.
New hub on the union hall roof: N-0199.
Expansion: nine new nodes in 2009, mostly in grids B3, B5 and D1.
New hub on the mill building roof: N-0043.
Network switched on: 25 nodes across the first few blocks.
Founding assembly: the Lister Flats Neighborhood Network adopts its charter and elects four stewards.