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CUTGroup Recruitment Week 3: Downtown Detroit (Part 1)
Guess who’s back again for the third week in a row!!?? It’s the CUTGroup Detroit with an update on how outreach went this past Friday. Downtown Detroit was awesome! However, it rained and peoples’ hair and weaves may have sustained damage from it (we need to check...
CUTGroup Week 2
We are back again for week 2 of CUTGroup recruitment, and this time we were in midtown Detroit getting the word out about the biggest thing in civic tech in Detroit. It was an interesting experience that contrasted sharply with our time in Southwest Detroit. We kicked...
CUTGroup Detroit: Citizens in Civic Engagement
Hey Detroit! This is Ivoire Morrell, and I would like to invite you all on an amazing journey. We will be spreading the word about the city of Detroit’s first Civic User Testing group. Over the next month, myself and Boitshoko Molefhi will be spearheading recruitment...
Losing Confidence in our Mid-Sized Community Estimates: Census Bureau Discontinues 3-Year American Community Survey
No matter who you are, you have probably encountered the Census Bureau at some point. It’s likely that you even responded to the Census by providing information on the number of people living in your household and a few other minor details. The first Census took place...
An Analysis of the 100 Worst US Metropolitan Areas to Live with Spring Allergies
It’s that time of year. The birds are headed back north and the sun is shining brighter than ever. Even when it rains, a lingering smell of life breeds excitement for the months to come. Each drop grows flowers, brightens grass, and brings green life back to the...
Another Open Data Quick Dive: Metro Taxes
By Kibichii Chelilim, Data Driven Detroit’s Data Manager and Programmer. His primary responsibilities allegedly include managing D3’s internal data warehouse and applying band-aids to various technical problems. Below is his first D3 blog. The accompanying map above...
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