With strong efforts to include the community in planning for their neighborhood, Chinatown CDC in the past has successfully implemented major transit improvements, added open space opportunities, and affected zoning and planning policies for Chinatown, all adding up to achieve the organization's comprehensive vision of a quality environment for those who live, work and visit our neighborhood.

Current planning projects include the Third Street Light Rail Project, which will bring the Third Street Light Rail extension into Chinatown via subway; the Housing Strategy, a policy document that will guide the future housing plans for the community; and the Alleyway Master Plan, a plan to renovate 31 alleyways in Chinatown over the next ten years.