PDD Case: SWA2024-00351
Planning and Development Department
We help plan the city’s future.
The City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department (PDD) aims to build a city secure in its future, grounded in its roots and hopeful in its present. A world Class and inclusive planning & development department that sets the standard for equitable and innovative large city planning.
Mission
To improve Detroiters quality of life through:
- Meaningful Engagement
- Strategic Planning
- Thoughtful Preservation
- Equitable Development
Engaging the Community
Community engagement is critical to the work of the Planning & Development Department. For each Neighborhood Framework Plan, conversations with community stakeholders and residents play an essential role in developing recommendations for development and revitalization projects.
While each study has a slightly different approach, the process includes:
- A series of public community meetings to share thoughts, feedback, and discuss concerns with residents
- A comprehensive communications strategy to keep residents updated, utilizing email newsletters, print mailings, door-to-door canvassing, surveys, and more
- Regularly convening groups of community leaders to advise and consult on the framework plan
- Meeting residents in smaller focus groups and listening sessions for more in-depth conversations
- Holding regular office hours during which residents can ask questions and share concerns
- 1-on-1 conversations with residents
- Partnering with existing institutions to set up additional places for engagement
As a result of these strategies, we aim to accomplish the following through all of our work:
- Meet people where they are
- Be clear and accessible – no jargon!
- Make engagement fun and interesting
- Build a strong and meaningful neighborhood presence
Click here for PDDs remote engagement guidelines
Click here for more information about our Neighborhood Framework Planning efforts
Joe Louis Greenway Planning Framework