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:

  1. Meet people where they are
  2. Be clear and accessible – no jargon!
  3. Make engagement fun and interesting
  4. 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

 

Neighborhood Framework Plans

Planning and Development Department Map Sept 2024