Strategic Vision and Accomplishments

October 2025 - Date

The Westside Neighborhood approach to multi-pronged, incremental progress through collaboration and community engagement.

Westside residents are proud of and passionate about their community. Whether you are interested in storm resiliency, school district collaborations, or many of our other initiatives, there is a place for you to get involved and lead.

Please reach out with your ideas, or if you are a resident, nonprofit, or business owner interested in collaborating on Westside initiatives that drive positive, incremental progress.

See some of our active projects below.

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Projects and Initiatives

  • Speed Feedback Sign

    3 New Crosswalks

    Increased signage at schools

    Road marking to decrease speed

  • Speed Feedback signs with road with SLOW markings on it

    Traffic and Speed

    Speed Feedback Sign Study on Ashley Completed Feb 2026

    Traffic calming study approved for FY27 budget on Rutledge and Ashley

    Request for conversion of Kennedy to one-way

  • Parked cars lining the street with live oaks over top as canopy

    Parking

    Parking Study Underway Because:

    Lockwood/Hagood lot to be converted to housing

    Hospitality employees in other neighborhoods parking in Westside

    Single family homes being converted to 3-5 apartments

  • Charleston County School District Logo

    CCSD Collaboration

    Collaborating to on rezoning to ensure walkable, neighborhood schools that are diverse and inclusive for Westside children.

    Renovation of Mitchell Playground

    Rental of parking lots to decrease parking pressures in Westside

    Adopt-A-School 2026-2027

  • Green Heart Collaboration

    Installation of new Native Garden

    Collaboration on Signage

    Improve student engagement

  • Logo for Charleston Climate Coalition with a blue circle with a sun inside and the non-profit name circling the sun

    Charleston Climate Coalition Collaboration

    Two water garden installations April 2026

    Education on Water Garden and community assistance

  • The Citadel Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics Logo with a castle tower

    Citadel Collaborations

    Over 2,000 flyers for community programs and events distributed for Westside

    Tree Planting Volunteers (future program)

    Pedestrian Safety Research Volunteers

  • City of Charleston Business Services with a white key in blue circle

    Small Business Owner Opportunities

    May all business owner meeting with Westside Neighborhood Association and the City of Charleston.

    Marketing Data (Coming Soon)

    Tourism Map and Small Business Directory (FY27 Budget Request)

  • Livability Collaboration

    Livability and WNA are collaborating on 42+ vacant properties (25% of vacant properties in Charleston City).

    What does this look like: property inspections, verifying vacancy, reporting, reducing over growth, reducing accidental property fires, securing properties as requested or noted by the neighborhood residents, ongoing and consistent communication, attending Livability Review Board meetings, and ensuring STRs are legally facilitated.

  • Historical Preservation

    Partnering with the Preservation Society to advocate to protect what makes Charleston Charleston.

    Collaboration to successfully stop the full demolition of a freedman’s cottage circa 1912.

    Review signage to meet BAR standards

    Joint site visits with BAR to all demo request houses in Westside.

    Provide ample materials and resources to make BAR approval easier.

  • Enviornmental Collaborations

    Friends of Gadsden Creek and MARSH project initiated a landmark for Gadsden Green and Creek.

    Both have operated for years in Westside advocating for our salt water march and Gadsden Creek.

    Project 3500 advocacy for improved environmental resilience.

  • Side walk hollow underneath from erosion

    Stormwater Improvement

    Tracy St erosion from leaking pipe corrected

    Kind St Erosion work order placed

    Lockwood and Marriot manhole cover

    Strom drains cleared with community/city partnerships (coming soon)

  • Tree Lined Street with Urban Canopy

    City of Charleston Urban Forestry and Sustainability

    14 Trees on King St

    1 London Plane Shade Tree

    Volunteer Team Training (Coming Soon)

    ReLEAF

  • Transportation Sales Tax

    Upper Peninsula Neighborhoods meeting with Mayor Cogswell

    Mayor Cogswell public Westside meeting presentation (Jan 2026)

    Westside Request list submitted to City and County officials

    Co-hosted TST Meeting with Public Works Director Eric Adams (March 2026)

  • The Citadel Concert Series written in Blue on football field

    Citadel Events Collaboration

    Collaborated on appropriate response to new bill to allow college campuses to use stadium as they wish without zoning being taken into account.

    Meeting with Mayor Cogswell and Councilman D’Allesandro to present requests.

    Mayor Cogswell negotiated to ensure all events must be approved by the City of Charleston special events committee.