The Data That Drive Detroit
February 14, 2013
This year’s upcoming municipal election will be the first time in nearly 100 years that Detroiters will elect the city council from defined districts. Historically, Detroit’s nine City Council members have been elected at-large with each of them representing the city as a whole rather than a particular district. However, with the passing of Detroit’s new City Charter, which took effect on January 1, 2012, only two members are elected at-large, and seven members are elected by district. Use our new interactive tool to explore the districts.
January 29, 2013
ArtServe’s Creative State Michigan report, developed in collaboration with Data Driven Detroit, has been updated. The report shows the continuing importance of the creative sector in Michigan’s economy.
January 23, 2013
The 2012 State of The Detroit Child has been released. Consisting of five major sections: Demographic Overview; Family Economic Security; Early Childhood Development; K-12 Education; and Health and Safety, the second annual State of Detroit’s Child (SDC) report provides an extensive overview of the conditions of Detroit’s children, utilizing the most recent data available. The Skillman Foundation asked Data Driven Detroit (D3) to produce the 2012 report in order to provide essential information for policy-makers, educators, child advocates, and community stakeholders in the region.
January 14, 2013
The Metropolitan Opportunity Unit at the Ford Foundation is supporting innovative local and national organizations that are engaged in cross-sector development and advocacy efforts to connect people to economic opportunity, expand access to quality housing, and promote innovative metropolitan land use. By concentrating its efforts in Detroit and other key metropolitan areas, and by expanding and deepening the work of local and national organizations, researchers, and advocates, the Metropolitan Opportunity Unit is leveraging Foundation resources to expand the scale and scope of successful initiatives to promote thriving, equitable, and sustainable metropolitan regions. The Unit also seeks to influence the public and private investments, policies, and systems needed to sustain these efforts over time.
With so much attention focused on the City of Detroit, it is extremely beneficial to have attention directed to the metropolitan context within which the city operates. The Detroit Profile that has just been produced by NeighborWorks America provides a terrific accounting of the work of local Ford Foundation grantees within the data context of the metropolitan area. We invite you to benefit from the work by browsing through the report and associated content.
December 17, 2012
Funded by the Kresge Foundation and introduced at a conference held at Macomb Community College’s Lorenzo Conference Center, The New Macomb County is a joint effort of Macomb Community College, the Macomb County Executive’s Office, and Data Driven Detroit. The final report was released on December 12, 2012. Download Wednesday’s presentations by Kurt Metzger, Director of Data Driven Detroit, and James Jacobs, President of Macomb Community College. Read more
September 21, 2012
D3 has posted new infographics for each neighborhood on our page for the Skillman Foundations’s Good Neighborhoods and Good Schools.
September 7, 2012
D3 has created a new parcel-level data tool to support planning and development in the Grand/Woodward, Grandmont Rosedale, and Springwells Village neighborhoods. Read more
September 4, 2012
D3 has posted over one thousand new maps showing where students live and attend public schools. Read more
August 15, 2012
D3′s Director, Kurt Metzger, presented information about the economic impact of Macomb Community College. His presentation is available here.
August 10, 2012
We have posted many additional maps and presentations for your perusal.
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!
