Business Building Community. Community Building Business.
Community,
Planning, and Advocacy 
The SDBA leads efforts to identify, research, and analyze critical land use, market, transportation, and public policy issues affecting economic investment in Southwest Detroit. Through a collaborative process involving key stakeholders, the SDBA develops policy recommendations and programs to retain and create jobs, improve quality of life, support existing investment and generate new economic development.
The key initiative has been the response to MDOT’s proposed Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal (DIFT) and the impact this expansion would have on the community. As a founding member and co-coordinator with ACCESS of Communities for a Better Rail Alternative (CBRA), the SDBA has made significant progress in addressing community concerns and public awareness.
Recognizing that a healthy community drives healthy businesses, the Southwest Detroit Business Association also partners with other area housing, social services, job training, safety, environmental, and recreational agencies to advocate for quality of life improvements.
Recent
community initiatives include the Patton Park Master Plan, Southwest
Detroit/Dearborn GreenWays, Gateway Communities Development Collaborative,
and the Southwest Subzone Community Policing Program, and the Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy’s west riverfront.
7752 West Vernor Highway Detroit, Michigan 48209 313.842.0986