The Planning and Development Department is leading planning in neighborhoods across the city to build a city secure in its future, grounded in its roots and hopeful in its present state. Planning is guided by PDD's mission: a healthy and beautiful Detroit, built on inclusionary growth, economic opportunity and an atmosphere of trust.
Find out more about neighborhood planning in the East, Central and West design regions below.
The East Design Region serves Council Districts 3 and 4, and provides planning and design leadership and coordination, with the goal of achieving neighborhood stabilization and revitalization and supporting the growth of population and jobs.
The Jefferson Chalmers Neighborhood Framework Plan is a plan of action, co-crafted by residents and the City, to guide future growth and investment in the neighborhood.
Plan for the neighborhoods near Gratiot and 7 Mile in northeast Detroit
The East Warren / Cadieux Neighborhood Framework Plan is a plan of action, backed by dedicated funding resources, to guide future growth and investment in the neighborhood.
In an effort to further develop Mayor Duggan's commitment to neighborhoods, the City of Detroit's Planning and Development Department (PDD) has embarked on new community planning initiatives in sev
Information about the Planning and Development Department's program to help craft a neighborhood development and implementation plan for the Campau/Davison/Banglatown neighborhood.
Detroit is working to reorganize its greatest assets – public land and green space.
The Central Design Region serves Council Districts 5 and 6, and provides planning and design leadership and coordination, with the goal of achieving neighborhood stabilization and revitalization and supporting the growth of population and jobs.
The Greektown Neighborhood Framework Vision is a framework plan that was developed by a stakeholder group of merchants and property owners, the Greektown Preservation Partnership (GPP), formerly kn
The Eastern Market Framework covers a study area of approximately 1.1 square miles, incorporating the Eastern Market (Market Core) and the surrounding Greater Eastern Market residential (GEM) neigh
The Rosa Parks and Clairmount Neighborhood Framework Plan is in the implementation phase and includes a ½ square mile of the neighborhood within a 1 mile stretch of histo
The Eastern Market Framework covers a study area of approximately 1.1 square miles, incorporating the Eastern Market (Market Core) and the surrounding Greater Eastern Market residential (GEM) neigh
The West Design Region serves Council Districts 1, 2 and 7, and provides planning and design leadership and coordination, with the goal of achieving neighborhood stabilization and revitalization and supporting the growth of population and jobs.
The City of Detroit and DTE Energy partner to build Detroit's first urban solar array and a new sustainability-infused park.
The City of Detroit in conjunction with Lorcan O’ Herlihy Architects (LOHA) will develop a comprehensive neighborhood plan for Russell Woods and Nardin Park
The Warrendale/Cody Rouge Neighborhood Plan is a child-centric plan of action, co-crafted by residents and the City of Detroit to guide future growth and investment in the neighborhood
Livernois/McNichols Corridor Plan – Fitzgerald Revitalization Project. Comprehensive Strategy for Inclusive Neighborhood Development.
Neighborhood planning framework pairs a focus on commercial corridors with landscape design and green stormwater infrastructure in Northwest Detroit.