Developing a Plan for Our City and Communities

The Wilmington Department of Land Use and Planning (formerly the Department of Planning and Development) is pleased to announce that Wilmington 2028: A Comprehensive Plan for Our City and Communities is available for download.

Visit this link to download the full plan.

Visit this link to download the appendix.

In addition to the full plan, a summary document is available for download here.

This new Citywide Comprehensive Plan represents the culmination of many months of research and outreach. With assistance from consulting firm Interface Studio, Wilmington has been able to gather input from over 2,500 citizens since August of 2017 through numerous participation platforms.

These included interviews, public forums, focus groups, surveys, and a steering committee that met regularly to guide the process. Participants were asked to rate their overall satisfaction and desires for the future on quality of life issues like public safety, sense of community, affordability, commuting time, parks and recreation, and housing.

The public engagement process included a survey in the fall of 2017 that captured the ideas and comments of more than 2,000 participants.  There were also a series of five public meetings held throughout the City in the fall of 2017 where more than 200 citizens offered their input and ideas. Additionally, ten focus groups were convened in 2017 and 2018 to address issues such as economic development, environment, parks and recreation, and youth programs and services, during which participants made further recommendations regarding the plan. The final public meeting was held at the Children’s Museum, in October of 2018, which attracted more than 300 citizens who offered their thoughts and comments for the final plan document.

The Department of Planning and Land Use is extremely grateful to all those who shared their thoughts, concerns, and ideas to help shape the recommendations in this plan.