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Map: Billboards in Detroit
by: Julian Bruinsma This map shows the billboards in Detroit using a dataset from MDOT. You can find the complete dataset at DetroitData.org. The placement of billboards along major roadways reflect the busiest throughfares in the city. In a world of increasingly individualized and targeted advertising, billboards represent one of the last communal advertising experiences. The relative…
Map: Impact Assessment of the Detroit Solar Neighborhoods
by: Ted Tansley Detroit is working its way into making the largest investment in industrial solar that we’ve ever seen. The plan is to be able to power all 127 municipal buildings with solar energy, utilizing 200 acres of land to generate 33 megawatts. This is a win for the city’s sustainability efforts by reducing reliance on fossil fuels, encouraging local clean energy development, and getting…
Detroit By The Numbers: April 2025 Data Roundup
25,000 trees planted as part of the Tree Equity Partnership’s goal of 75,000 by 2027 (WDET) 56 mentions of “neighborhood” by Mayor Duggan in his State of the City speech in 2024 after a previous high of 43 in 2015 (DETROITography/Ted Tansley) Check out the data on DetroitData.org 28th round of Motor City Match awards to 13 new brick-and-motor businesses (Detroit Chamber) 6,164 visitors on…
Event: Detroit Data Forum: Property and Parcels
Welcome to our Data Forum where we will explore a new category of data each month. This month we will be focused on property data, the relaunch of Property Praxis, and the important details when trying to utilize parcel data. We’ll be joined by Chase Cantrell of Building Community Value, Joshua Akers, instigator of Property Praxis, and Aaron Mondry from Outlier Media writing on the “speculators…
Event: Detroit Data Forum: Election Maps, Precincts, etc.
Welcome to our Data Forum where we will dive into the world of Election Maps, Precincts, etc. specific to Detroit data. Join us online for lunch-and-learn filled with insightful discussions, tips, and tricks on all things related to election data. Whether you’re a seasoned data analyst or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about how data shapes our…
Event: Open Data Day 2024
I’m really excited to share that DETROITography was awarded a mini-grant from the sponsors of Open Data Day 2024 sponsors: Jokkolabs Banjul, Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), Open Knowledge Germany, Datopian and Link Digital. DETROITography’s focus has always been on small data, neighborhood level data where others focused on the big or institutional data. We’ve always wanted to get Detroiters…
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Detroit By The Numbers: December 2023 Data Roundup
60 recent Legislative Policy Division of the City Planning Commission (CPC), serving City Council, reports there are 60 scrap yards in the city – a significant difference from the 95 reported by BSEED in June 2023 or the 110 number listed by EGLE in August 2023 $300 median income went up in Detroit per new U.S. Census Bureau data, but rent costs are increasing at a higher rate (U.S. Census…
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Detroit By The Numbers: July Roundup
46% TRU in a new report, finds that less than half of city residents live within 0.5mi walking distance to a semi-frequent bus corridor $213 million The City of Detroit featured well in the 2024 Michigan State Budget although the bulk of the amount was for a $94.4 million settlement with children from the Detroit Public Schools who claimed the State of Michigan was responsible for the abysmal…
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