The Detroit Open Data Portal has some fascinating data sets to explore, analyze, and visualize. Anything from restaurant health violations to blight citations or fire incidents is available for download.Continue readingDetroit Fire Data, Part 1
In the last two posts, I started exploring the geographic component of Detroit Land Bank sales using Exploratory as my analytic tool. We’ve now exported the data to Carto, whereContinue readingMore Land Bank Maps
One of the more aggressive attempts to revitalize many Detroit neighborhoods has come in the form of the Detroit Land Bank Authority. This program allows residents to bid on city-ownedContinue readingViewing Land Bank Purchases, Part 1
Zoning restrictions can have major implications in the way a city is structured, as well as affecting how it might grow in the future. At its best, zoning can provideContinue readingZoning in the D: Intro
In this episode of our continuing series on crime in Detroit, we’re going to use a new dataset from the Detroit Open Data Portal to view the data through aContinue readingCrime in the D: Mapping Hotspots
As part of our continuing series on crime in Detroit, I decided to focus on one of the most universal of all Detroit crimes – the stolen vehicle. This isContinue readingCrime in the D: Stolen Vehicles
Here’s a little map I created using US Census Bureau data and Carto, showing the 2019 census tract boundaries for the city. After a few iterations, I used a ChoroplethContinue readingDetroit Census Tract Map
Decided to have a little fun with Carto, by seeing how the simple People Mover route would appear using a variety of map backgrounds. For those unfamiliar with the PeopleContinue readingPeople Mover Map Sketches
Here’s a simple map of Detroit neighborhoods based on census tract definitions. One of the interesting things to note with census tracts is that they are population-based, which can createContinue readingDetroit Neighborhood Map