The Data That Drive Detroit
March 1, 2012
D3 has produced another project resource: Detroit Public Schools Student Dispersion. In it, we provide maps, by neighborhood, exploring the dynamic involved in Detroit Public School students attending school far from where they live.
January 24, 2012
Kurt and D3 provide data to support remarks made by Macomb Community College President, Jim Jacobs, at the Macomb County annual economic forecast luncheon. Read more: State of Macomb County: Economy rebounds as median income drops (requires a Crain’s Business Subscription). Jim’s presentation can also be downloaded here.
January 17, 2012
New post up at the D3 Staff Blog, Block x Block, The Importance of Migration in Michigan, highlighting Kurt’s recent comments and studies about population migration for Macomb and Oakland Counties.
January 12, 2012
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan (ROC-Michigan) is hosting Good Food, Good Jobs Policy Summit (Registration and more details at the link) on Thursday January, 19th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Researchers, policy makers, press, and community leaders will facilitate a discussion around food access and safety in Detroit’s corner and grocery stores and its implications on the health and equity of Detroit communities.
December 8, 2011
Eleanore is a guest blogger for Metromode! Here is her inaugural piece: Making Data a Force for Equity.
November 1, 2011
The Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting The Race2Equity Conference on Friday November, 4th and Saturday November 5th, 2011. Kurt will be kicking off the day on Saturday with opening remarks and serving as Moderator for the opening Plenary: The House We Live In. Register online by Wednesday November, 2.
September, 2011
The second edition of The Common Denominator – D3′s newsletter – is up now and has its own site. This edition includes: Food Deserts; Interactive Mapping Tools; Data Visualization and D3 Awards Announcements. Have a look and join the discussion.
August, 2011
Data Driven Detroit now has an email newsletter! Check out our inaugural edition of “The Common Denominator“. Inside this edition: Michigan’s redistricting process, how to access Census 2010 and ACS info and the Southwest Detroit Community Youth Mapping project.
August 8, 2011
Looking for good news about metro Detroit? Try Model D or The Detroit Regional News Hub for a new perspective.
August 4, 2011
Ever wonder where Detroit Public School students live, or where they go to school? New D3 maps show DPS student dispersion.
August 3, 2011
Data Driven Detroit now has an email newsletter! Check out our inaugural edition of “The Common Denominator“. Inside this edition: Michigan’s redistricting process, how to access Census 2010 and ACS info and the Southwest Detroit Community Youth Mapping project.
May 2011
Check out our new report “What the 2010 Census Tells Us About Population Change in Detroit and the Good Neighborhoods.” Learn more about The Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods and Excellent Schools projects here.
March 22, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau created a new widget for the redistricting data release. Explore the data on our Data & Mapping page. To learn more about redistricting in Michigan, take a look at our Redistricting Project page.
March 16, 2011
The Starfish Family Services Needs Assessment is complete! Take a look.
March, 2011
New in Related Research – The RecoveryPark Project. D3 is also pleased to announce an update to last year’s Right Start in Detroit.
February, 2011
Check out Delta Sky magazine’s profile of Detroit: Motor City Momentum.
January 11, 2011
The Skillman Foundation’s 2009 Annual Report Tough Boys was recently released. For links and other information about The Skillman Foundation, click here.
January 4, 2011
Happy New Year! As 2010 came to a close, Director Kurt Metzger sat down for a conversation with John Balardo on WDET’s Craig Fahle Show. Listen to the podcast (12/29/10) here, or visit The Craig Fahle Show for more information.
December 15, 2010
The American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2005-2009 have been released! Check out the Census Bureau’s new interactive map widget. You can also explore detailed national data through the New York Times Mapping America: Every City, Every Block.
Welcome to the new Data Driven Detroit website!
We are committed to supporting community efforts as a one-stop-shop for data because we firmly believe that the direct and practical use of data by grassroots leaders and public officials promotes thoughtful community building and effective policy making.
If you can’t find the information you are seeking, you can always Ask Kurt to request data from Kurt Metzger, Director of Data Driven Detroit.
We invite you to explore, and we welcome your feedback as we continue to improve, update, and expand our site.
Stay tuned – interactive mapping is coming soon!
Percent of Detroit region residents driving alone to work in ’05-’07.