DETROITography, Outlier Collective, DetroitData, and the GO DATA Advisory Commission invite you to explore the city s open data and dig into the layers beneath the data! We ll be sharing information about public data tools and [ ]
Voters across the state turned out in significant numbers for primary elections, and Detroit saw increased participation in several closely watched races on the ballot. The unofficial results made public by the city list the [ ]
Universities flocked to Detroit after the Great Recession with every major Michigan university setting up a Detroit center of sorts. Today some of those universities are rapidly expanding and others are selling off their assets. [ ]
by: Joanne Coutts In May 2025, I shared the almost complete Mapping Detroit’s Buried Waterways project map from my GAIA account. In Fall 2025 I finally finished the project, having ridden my bike 312.8 miles (call [ ]
Aging infrastructure has become a persistent problem. The concern with lead water service lines has been highlighted after the Flint Water Crisis where the water source switch and proper treatment and corrosion controls were ignored. [ ]
by: Rod Arroyo Milwaukee Junction was the heart of early automotive manufacturing in the United States, and many consider it the cradle of Detroit s auto industry. The area takes its name from the railroad junction formed [ ]
Welcome to our Data Forum where we will discuss the opportunity for startups with data APIs, specifically Detroit s Open Data Portal. We’ll be joined by the Diop Shumake, Endo World and 98Forward, Jimmy McBroom, data [ ]
by: Janet Anderson I’ve spent my entire career, and my six decades of life, living with the results of unplanned land use. I watched Detroit’s legendary decline from my front porch and in my city [ ]
This mapping effort is a broad coalition of organizations working together to map school gardens led by the School Garden Support Organization (SGSO) Network, including GenThrive, The Edible Schoolyard Project, USDA, and others. I found [ ]
This post will be both a soapbox and a rant. Recently, Mayor Mary Sheffield s transition team led by HR A Advisors published the results of their large-scale survey of residents and the priorities they would like [ ]