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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