by d3wpadmin | Jan 17, 2012 | Louis Bach, Migration
D3 Director Kurt Metzger is in the news again, this time featured in a Macomb Daily article covering his analysis of migration patterns in Macomb County. In the report, Kurt examines the counties of origin for new Macomb residents and the counties of destination for...
by d3wpadmin | Jan 11, 2012 | Louis Bach, Uncategorized
Our own Kurt Metzger was featured on today’s episode of the Craig Fahle Show on WDET, contributing to the ongoing series questioning what it would take for someone to move to Detroit. The series is an outgrowth of a dialogue that began back in December, when Toby...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 22, 2011 | Data democratization, Louis Bach
It’s the season of giving, and the Atlantic Cities has given us a recap of the ten best new urban data sets of 2011. The list illustrates the trend of city governments making public data sets actually available to the public. The list is quite eclectic, including:...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 16, 2011 | Crime, Louis Bach
In October, D3 responded to Forbes’ annual rankings of “America’s Most Dangerous Cities,” criticizing their methodology and reporting. Last week, The Atlantic Cities published its own response to city crime rankings. Theirs dealt not with Forbes, but with the annual...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 8, 2011 | Danny Devries, Data Literacy, literacy, Louis Bach
It seems that if you spend enough time in Detroit, someone will, sooner or later, tell you that half of the city’s population is illiterate. It happened to us most recently on the December 1st episode of the Craig Fahle show when a caller rang in and recited the...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 1, 2011 | Louis Bach, transit
Amtrak has announced that they are upgrading the infrastructure on their Detroit-Chicago line: A $196 million grant will reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood awarded the grant to the Michigan...
