West Side Streets Committee for Change
West Side residents organizing and advocating to make our streets safer, healthier, and more beautiful.
Describe your image
Daylighting
Changing the streetscape to prevent parking in the spots at intersection corners and crosswalks to increase visibility for crossing pedestrians and turning cars. The above example uses "bollards" and striping.
Daylighting Pop-Up
Draft Schedule
Friday, June 5
9 - 11 AM Installation
12 PM Ribbon Cutting
Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7
Tabling & Community Engagement
Monday, June 8
9 - 11 AM De-installation
Ways to Get Involved
Attend Monthly Meetings
First Tuesday of the Month
6 PM
1512 W 4th St Suite 2
(enter from the back)
Provide Information
Is there a problem intersection or a way you would like to see streets improved in your neighborhood?
Timeline of Resident Organizing
West Side residents have been advocating for action to reduce accidents and property damage and to make our traffic corridors safer, healthier and more beautiful.
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Representatives from DelDOT, Public Works, and WILMAPCO came to 4th Street Visionaries Civic Association meetings to discuss resident concerns.
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Residents organized a petition to the City of Wilmington asking Public Works to conduct a traffic study centered on the intersection of Lancaster and Connell streets. (June 2024)
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Residents spoke out at a Public Works & Transportation City Council Committee meeting to ask why the petition was denied and for an alternative course of action. (March 2025)
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Residents connected to local civic associations with the goal of forming a working group made up of residents, DelDOT and the City to put together a plan for improvements.
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This coalition, including 4th Street Visionaries and West Side Coalition Civic Associations, sent a later to state and city officials asking for this working group and we are still waiting for a reply.
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In August 2025, residents visited Hoboken, NJ to see the city's Vision Zero implementations.
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At a West Side Grows Together Steering Committee in September 2025, Mayor Carney committed to supporting the working group.
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In October, 2025, residents participated in a WILMAPCO-hosted Walkable Community Workshop focused on Lancaster Avenue and 2nd Street.
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On May 5, 2026, WILMAPCO, City of Wilmington and DelDOT representatives will meet with the community to discuss the Walkable Community Workshop Report, recommendations and next steps.
DelDOT spends millions of dollars on our roads. To succeed, we need to educate ourselves so we can advocate for the solutions and investment our communities deserve. We want better solutions than what they typically offer.