Per Capita Income Doesn’t Grow on Trees

In his blog, “Per Square Mile”, Tim de Chant has been mapping income inequality by looking at local differences in tree cover. He has found that areas with higher income also have a greater density of trees. Data Driven Detroit’s analysts wanted to see if the same...

Toxic Releases!

Total Amount of Fugitive Air Pollution Released: 1988 – 2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo. This video shows total air pollution in Detroit census tracts as monitored from 1988-2009 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For 1988 through the mid...