Planning community growth
In 1994, one year after incorporating, the members completed An Action Plan for Improving the Quality of Life in Creekside—Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers Community and distributed it to government officials. Since then, several of the tasks outlined in that document have been completed, and Creekside members continue on-going efforts to plan neighborhood development.
Post-graduate planning projects
Creekside worked with post-graduate departments at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Wayne State University in Detroit to undertake several significant research and planning activities:
Partners: University of Michigan School of Architecture & Urban Planning, Wayne State University Department of Geography & Urban Planning, University of Michigan School of Social Work
Wayne State University Urban Planning presentation at Creekside office July 25, 2005
Neighborhood Development Plan modifications
Creekside members joined members of the local citizens’ district council and staff of City of Detroit planning agencies in discussing proposed changes to the City's official Neighborhood Development Plan for the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. These modifications reflected community members' desire to end large-scale land clearance and to preserve riverfront parks for public use (2001).
Partners: Jefferson-Chalmers Citizens' District Council, City of Detroit Planning Commission, City of Detroit Planning & Development Department
