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Residents and councilors press pause, stronger outreach for Squares & Streets rezoning in Roslindale
Summary
Councilors and residents urged the planning department to slow the Squares & Streets rezoning process in Roslindale, citing disproportionate participation by white residents, insufficient outreach to non-English speakers and requests for a pause until an anti-displacement audit is completed.
Several councilors and multiple residents testified on March 25 that the planning department’s Squares & Streets rezoning work in Roslindale has not achieved representative community engagement and risks displacing longtime residents and small businesses.
Why it matters: Squares & Streets aims to direct growth to neighborhood centers near transit, but councilors and public commenters said the department must ensure engagement is proportionate to neighborhood demographics and that anti-displacement safeguards are in place before zoning changes advance.
Public testimony and petitions. Multiple residents and community organizers asked the committee to pause the Roslindale rezoning pending better, more inclusive outreach. Lori Raven of the Roslindale Coalition told the committee: “Proportion engagement is not measured by event types or number of events held no…
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