Nearly 33,000 people reside in Crooked Creek. Many have lived in the area all of their lives and others are newcomers and immigrants in search of good schools and reasonably priced urban housing with a suburban feel. Crooked Creek is also home to many key institutions and community organizations—the newest of which is the Crooked Creek Northwest CDC, the convening organization for GINI. Crooked Creek is an area with many active residents who care about where they live. Much valuable input and context for this plan came from those neighbors, including many who had not previously participated in this kind of effort. Over the past 12 months over 400 individuals took part in Crooked Creek’s quality-of-life planning process.