Dear Neighbor,
We hope you are well and enjoying the start of summer!
This letter is from neighbors in the Bywood Neighborhood of Upper Darby, with the support of Bywood Community Association (BCA). BCA is a nonprofit that seeks to improve the quality of life in the Bywood Neighborhood. As neighbors, we want to celebrate, share a vision, and invite you to participate in Bywood’s future.
We love how the Bywood Neighborhood has parties for Eagles games, quinceaneras, Eid Mubarak, and more. But beautiful multiculturalism may lead to difficulty and misunderstanding. Therefore, we want to support community norms so every resident, culture, and visitor lives toward a welcoming, clean, and comfortable Bywood.
To make this vision a reality, neighbors, and BCA, host clean ups every second Saturday from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, until October 2026. The flyer shows the schedule and location for community clean-ups and Action Meetings where we connect, collaborate, and make change. Please join in and make Bywood better!
| Keep up the good work! Getting to know your neighbors Putting trash in tied bags, and those bags in trash cans near the curb* Picking up your dog poopRemoving overgrown/ wilted vegetation Cutting and bagging grass and vines Hauling construction trash to a dump **See Township Expectations on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hv1pgapWyJc | Please refrain from, Littering Leaving leaves on the sidewalk, street, or alleywaySpeeding, and running STOP signs Leaving wood, trash, or other waste in public placesSetting out more than one large item in trash pick-up. Walking past litter – pick it up Going alone – for those 60+, look at Surrey Services, for cleaning and other support: https://online.fliphtml5.com/cuoiu/otby/ |
What would Bywood be if everyone followed these practices?
The Upper Darby Township trash policies can be translated into multiple languages. https://www.upperdarby.org/320/Trash-Recycling-Pickup-Guide. Some of the things listed above are mandated by Upper Darby Township, others are not. As your neighbors, we desire a clean, comfortable, and welcoming experience and may report code violations like tall grass, unkept trash, and other hazards. Anyone can report code violations to The One Center by calling (610) 734-7625 (English), emailing, one@upperdarby.org (multilingual).
There doesn’t have to be litter. Bywood can be clean. There doesn’t have to be speeding. Bywood can be safe. There doesn’t have to be misunderstanding. Bywood can be unified.
Bywood is a walkable, serene, and secure neighborhood. We can keep it multicultural and add a suburban feel. What will you do to support this vision?
In time, the Bywood Community Association’s website will host a translatable version of this letter. https://bywoodcommunity.org/
Thank you for reading this and please join us in making this vision a reality.
In Unity and Hope,
Bywood neighbors, with support from Bywood Community Association