When You Write About Geographic Areas, Please Be Specific!
by Kurt Metzger, Director The Census collects data on many geographic levels, and failing to make the distinction between cities and metropolitan areas can create inaccurate or misleading statistics....
View ArticleA New Main Street in TechTown
by Dana Politi, Communications In early 2012, TechTown graciously opened their doors to Data Driven Detroit when we needed to quickly find new office space. After seven months in a temporary office...
View Article7.2 SQ MI: New report released on the Greater Downtown Detroit area
The Hudson-Webber Foundation recently released a new report, “7.2 SQ MI”, which focuses on the data story of Greater Downtown Detroit, a 7.2 square mile collection of neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown,...
View Article“City of Detroit Building Demolitions” Interactive Map Presented by The City...
Interactive demolition map UPDATE, APRIL 2015: The demolition data driving the demolition map referenced in this blog are now out of date. In addition, the City of Detroit is no longer hosting the map...
View ArticleThe Detroit Environmental Agenda Has Been Released
With generous funding from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Data Driven Detroit is proud to have provided technical support for the Detroit Environmental Agenda (DEA). The DEA was...
View ArticleDetroit Blight Removal Task Force Releases Blight Plan and Recommendations Today
Data Driven Detroit (D3), an affiliate of Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), is excited to participate in the release of the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force’s final report, “Every Neighborhood...
View ArticleThe Historic Resource Survey: Community Data Collection in Action
In November 2013, the Motor City Mapping project moved forward at a dizzying pace, with the goal of identifying every blighted structure and empty lot in the city of Detroit. Loveland...
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