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The Census Bureau released its newest compilation of 2010 Census data for Michigan on March 8. This file allows us to understand the demographics of the growing racial and ethnic groups across our State and in our neighborhoods. While Data Driven Detroit will begin to produce a series of Detailed Race/Ethnic profiles, I decided [Read on...]    I am sure that everyone reading this post has been to the Zoo at sometime in their life. I grew up going to the Cincinnati Zoo and have tried to visit others when in cities around the country. I remember being overwhelmed by the size of the Detroit Zoo when I first moved here in [Read on...] The long awaited release of final birth numbers for 2010 show that Michigan experienced another year of decreasing births – a trend that, with a few minor variations, has been in effect for the last 20 years. The decrease from 2009 to 2010 was 2.2 percent, as births fell from 117,309 to 114,717. Overall, annual [Read on...] On Wednesday, February 22, I have the distinct pleasure of joining Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh and WDET’s Craig Fahle for “an unprecedented evening on Wayne State’s Campus.” As the announcement You can join together with leaders who share your passion and dedication for a healthy, stable Detroit. The night will be historic. It [Read on...] I read an article the other day that made me think of the Woody Allen movie Sleeper. In the movie, Woody has been cryogenically frozen and is thawed out many years later. Among the many consequences of this time warp is that he discovers scientists have changed their views on the dangers of many [Read on...] I realize that a vast majority of the public no longer gets the Sunday paper – either delivered, from the store or from a newspaper box. I also realize that many pull their news from the web and, while they are able to consume a vast variety of headlines and human interest stories, [Read on...] 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 two or three), comfortable clothes and some reading [Read on...] 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 anticipated continued loss but hoped for a slight [Read on...] Just as I was making a partial recovery from the news of the Light Rail project cancellation, and fighting myself not to send a diatribe to the newspapers, I was greeted with the not wholly unexpected vote by the Troy City Council not to accept the Federal government’s offer of $8.5 million for the intermodal [Read on...] You would think that gerrymandering the 14 remaining U.S. Congressional Districts and diluting Latino representation in both the Michigan House and Senate districts in Detroit (maps are available through Data Driven Detroit by emailing Askkurt@datadrivendetroit.org) would be enough damage to dole out for one election cycle. But NO! Now, because they lost the majority [Read on...] |
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