City of Detroit Report

Welcome to the Neighborhood Indicator System Report

University of Michigan’s Urban and Regional Planning Program produced the following report at the behest and with the support of the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department. The title is “A Neighborhood Indicator System for Detroit: Empowering Communities Through Information” (April, 2004).

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Download the Executive Summary

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Download the Full Report (2MB)

Many thanks to the Authors: Rebecca Alter, Geoff Dickinson, Betty Law, Xin Li, Jung Moon Lim, Brian Martin, Danielle Stingley, Samantha Tilton, Paul Urbiel, & Jacob VanDyke. We appreciate your fine, hard work! Many thanks.

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