by d3wpadmin | Nov 18, 2011 | Kevin Chapo, Population Density
If every member of the United States lived in an area with the population density of Brooklyn, NY (35,000 per sq mi) we all could fit into New Hampshire, the 5th smallest state. At 982 acres (1.534 sq mi), Belle Isle Park is the largest city island park in the United...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 16, 2011 | Louis Bach
The documentary “Urbanized” was shown at the DIA on Tuesday, October 11; director Gary Hustwit took questions after the screening. “Urbanized” is the third of Hustwit’s highly-regarded trilogy of documentaries about design, following “Helvetica” (on the typeface) and...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 15, 2011 | Danny Devries, transit
As home to the “Big Three,” Detroit is the Motor City, the modest region that drives the world. But what drives Detroiters? Cars, cars, cars. Sure, we have our SMART and DDOT buses, but according to the OneD Scorecard, Detroit has the sixth highest percentage of...
by d3wpadmin | Oct 6, 2011 | Crime, D3 Staff
OR Ten Reasons Not to Trust Top Ten Lists Data Driven Detroit’s mission is to provide up-to-date, objective information to inform better decisions. Often that information is negative and our first inclination is to run away from it. Accurate information is...
by d3wpadmin | Sep 11, 2011 | Kurt Metzger
As Steve Neavling reported on September 9, “The City of Detroit chose not to apply for a $7.5-million grant that would have helped serve 1,500 low-income children through the education program Head Start, council members were told Thursday. Officials at the Department...
