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Support for D3’s “Option 5” Voiced by Residents at City Council’s Public Meetings
Last Friday, Data Driven Detroit added its voice to the City Council districting process by releasing an alternative to the four official district map options. Since then, there have been three public meetings for Detroiters to voice their opinion on the map options...
Kurt on Youth Migration in Michigan
Check out D3 Director Kurt Metzger’s analysis of Michigan’s youth attraction and retention in Bridge Magazine: More than three quarters (76.2 percent) of Michigan’s contingent was born in Michigan. While we can assume that some of them spent some time away from the...
Why Shouldn’t I Retire in Michigan?
Making it through another birthday last Sunday made my thoughts go once again to the "Big R" - Retirement. While I can't see myself giving up the "data business" entirely, nor divorcing myself from Data Driven Detroit, I do find the thought of a leisurely coffee (or...
D3 Annual Report for 2011 Now Available
The D3 Annual Report has gone to the printer! It is a twelve-month 2012 calendar full of state, regional and citywide maps and visuals. If your organization would like one to display in your office, contact us at askD3@datadrivendetroit.org. In the meantime, a digital...
Kurt on Michigan Moving Data
If you enjoyed Rob’s analysis of Michigan moving data, be sure to check out Kurt’s article on that data in Bridge Magazine. Kurt fact-checks statements that Governor Snyder made during his 2012 State of the State Address. Snyder claimed that Michigan’s net migration...
ArtServe Michigan on the Creative State of Our Economy
ArtServe Michigan recently released a report regarding the importance of the arts and culture as a stimulus to economic improvement in the State of Michigan. One of the results of their Michigan Culture Data Project finds that "in 2010, arts, culture and historical...
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