by d3wpadmin | May 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
This post is the next in a series of profiles of partner organizations using data from Data Driven Detroit to successfully support their work. A shortage of safe and reliable public transportation presents a huge roadblock for many Detroit residents, especially...
by d3wpadmin | May 7, 2014 | D3 Staff, Meet the Staff, Uncategorized
This Q&A is the sixth in a series of profiles of Data Driven Detroit staff members. Diana Flora comes to Data Driven Detroit as a Detroit Revitalization Fellow, but was introduced to D3 years ago through former D3 staff and classmates. Since joining the D3 team,...
by d3wpadmin | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) meeting in St. Louis. For readers who don’t know, D3 has been the Detroit NNIP partner since 2009, and we are now one of nearly 40 partner organizations across...
by d3wpadmin | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
In late December, the Census Bureau released its latest population estimates for the nation and states. Since Michigan was the only state to lose population over the last decade, but appeared to be coming out of the recession on the back of a revived auto industry, I...
by d3wpadmin | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
There is a very old joke that goes something like this…”Married men live longer than single men…or maybe it just feels that way.” Of course, being happily married, still my first, for quite a number of years, I can attest to the opposite...
by d3wpadmin | May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the narratives that has come front and center in the last two Presidential Elections is that of race in America, with an emphasis on its role in the American political landscape .The 2008 election of Barack Obama was marked by increasing voter turnout...