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Data Driven Detroit (D3) provides accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive decision-making that strengthens communities in Southeast Michigan.

D3 at Code for America’s Property and Technology Conference

D3 Technical Manager Gregory Parrish. (Click for original image.)

Data Driven Detroit would like to thank Code for America for hosting Saturday’s Property & Technology  conference. The conference featured  lightning talks and breakout sessions, giving attendees the opportunity to learn from each other about how to improve Detroit through the application of technology.

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Kurt in Bridge Magazine on Wayne State Graduation Rates

Source: Bridge Magazine

Bridge Magazine has just published an article on the graduation rates for Wayne State University, which are particularly low for students of color. D3′s own Kurt Metzger, a contributor to Bridge Magazine, is quoted in the article:

“Detroit can’t grow by importing a bunch of college grads and saying [Read on...]

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TV Spots, Part 7: WARM Training Center

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about the WARM Training Center.

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The Planning Perspective on Detroit’s Decline

by Louis Bach, Communications

Source: detroittransithistory.info

The Urbanophile has an interesting piece by urban planner and Detroit native Pete Saunders on poor urban planning’s contribution to the decline of Detroit. He offers nine patterns related to planning and land use that exacerbated the social, economic, and political reason’s for the city’s fall.

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TV Spots, Part 6: Transportation Riders United

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about the Transportation Riders United.

If you watch WTVS, you might see these spots between 6 PM and 11 PM. Check out the rest of this [Read on...]

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TV Spots, Part 5: Restaurant Opportunity Coalition

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about the Restaurant Opportunity Coalition.

If you watch WTVS, you might see these spots between 6 PM and 11 PM. Check out the rest of this [Read on...]

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TV Spots, Part 4: Georgia St. Community Garden

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about the Georgia Street Community Garden, featuring Mark Covington.

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Council District Options Update

D3 has submitted a “new” map to City Council – Option 5p: the precinct compliant plan. It is unfortunate, but due to legal shortsightedness and a bureaucratic process, we have had to slightly modify our proposed neighborhood centric map from Census block lines to Bureau of Elections’ precincts. Our intent of protecting neighborhoods has not [Read on...]

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DPTV Spot, Part 3: Southwest Detroit Boxing

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about Southwest Detroit Boxing.

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TV Spot, Part 2: Chrysler Elementary School

Data Driven Detroit has collaborated with Detroit Public Television to produce a series of shorts highlighting the data surrounding local institutions. Check out this spot about Chrysler Elementary School.

If you watch WTVS, you might see these spots between 6 PM and 11 PM. Click here for part one in this [Read on...]

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