I created a visual analysis of purchases made under the Detroit Land Bank “Own It Now” program back in late 2020, attempting to shed light on where sales activity wasContinue readingDetroit Land Bank Purchases Update
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
Overview One of the main challenges faced by data analysts and visualizers (my peer group) is helping others to understand what the data is actually telling us. This is trueContinue readingCutting Through the Covid-19 Hysteria
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
No story about Detroit would be complete without a look at the criminal activities that so frequently mark life in the city. Detroit is not unique in this respect, byContinue readingCrime in the D: Intro
