About the network
Marquette Flats covers about 25 blocks of Toledo’s north side, mostly garden apartments and duplexes. The network was built by the public library’s branch staff and its regulars after the only provider in the area was fined for advertising speeds it never delivered.
Schematic
Hover over or tap a node for its details, and click or tap again to open it. With a keyboard, move to the schematic and use the arrow keys.
Uptime
99.97% uptime over the last 90 days, with 1 day of degraded service or maintenance.
Governance
- Owned by
- Marquette Flats Community Net
- Legal home
- Cooperative corporation, owned by member households
- Members
- 1,054 households, one vote each
- Monthly assembly
- Second Saturday of each month, 11:00 am, at the tenants’ association hall
- Annual assembly
- Every October
- Maintenance fund
- $5 a month per household, suggested. No household is disconnected for not paying.
Stewards
Elected by the members. Listed by first name and initial.
- Hyun N.Network steward · since 2026
- Leon S.Treasurer · since 2025
- Bernice K.Membership steward · since 2023
- Isaiah S.Training steward · since 2023
- Luis P.Rooftops steward · since 2025
Backhaul
Links that carry the network’s traffic to the wider internet.
| Link | Medium | Capacity | Far end | Peak use yesterday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT-53-BH1 | Fiber | 10 Gbps | Toledo internet exchange | 13% |
| LT-53-BH2 | Licensed microwave, 11 GHz | 2 Gbps | Tower site, Toledo | 19% |
| LT-53-BH3 | Fiber, donated by the library system | 1 Gbps | Public library network | 19% |
Maintenance log
Power injector for N-2620 replaced after a surge.
Annual assembly: 74 members attended and elected four stewards.
Firmware 4.6.2 rollout. Staged firmware rollout to every node, one hub’s area at a time. Each node restarted once.
Planned backhaul work. Done overnight. Members were told a week ahead at the monthly assembly.
Installer workshop: 10 residents trained and climbed their first roof.
Annual assembly: 65 members attended and elected two stewards.
Hardware refresh: 15 nodes upgraded to Stoop R6 over the year.
Dish on N-2484 re-aimed after a neighbor’s new extension blocked the path.
Rooftop agreements reviewed; 4 renewed with new building owners.
Expansion: three new nodes in 2024, mostly in grids D5 and F3.
Heavy rain: water ingress found and fixed in 7 enclosures.
Dish on N-2487 re-aimed after a neighbor’s new extension blocked the path.
Expansion: three new nodes in 2023, mostly in grids B1, C4 and D5.
New hub on the mill building roof: N-2730.
Dish on N-2468 re-aimed after a neighbor’s new extension blocked the path.
Battery modules replaced at 4 hubs ahead of winter.
Expansion: six new nodes in 2022, mostly in grids A1, B2 and C3.
Network switched on: 34 nodes installed by 44 volunteers over a weekend.
Founding assembly: the Marquette Flats Community Net adopts its charter and elects five stewards.