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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.

Food for Thought: Addressing Detroit’s Food Desert Myth

by Danny Devries and Robbie Linn – Research Analysts at D3

Our analysis of National Establishment Time Series (NETS) Data from 2010 revealed 115 full-service grocery stores in the City of Detroit

The recent announcement of the arrival of Whole Foods in Midtown, while bringing only one store, will help dispel the lingering myths [...]

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D3 Interactive Mapping Tools: Bigger! Better! MORE!

By Clay Martin – Research Analyst at D3

Data Driven Detroit (D3) recently released our Census Compare Tool, an interactive mapping tool allowing users to quickly compare 2000 and 2010 census numbers and download profiles about their neighborhoods, cities and counties.  We got great feedback! The day after that the tool was announced, we received [...]

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Data as Pictures: Laying the Groundwork for a Data Visualization Department

By Kat Hartman – Research Analyst & Graphic Designer at D3

I have been an Analyst at Data Driven Detroit (D3) for roughly two weeks and a year now! Recently reflecting on how I landed here has been enjoyable and also speaks to my current role at D3 – developing the knowledge base for a [...]

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D3 Takes Home 3 Urban Planning Awards

Two of our Data Driven Detroit (D3) Project Managers were honored at the recent Welcome Back to Wayne event on August 25th, an annual orientation put on by the Wayne State Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

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