In 2016, I attended the Congress for New Urbanism event in Detroit, where data and tech startups were excitedly asking about the potential to buy up Flint real estate post-water crisis. I was surpr…

Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.

We are very excited this year to have Sharon Cornelissen as our keynote speaker this year. She is director of housing at the Consumer Federation of America and soon-to-be published book based on her dissertation work: “The Last House on the Block: Black Homeowners, White Homesteaders, and Failed Gentrification in Detroit.” Check out the full list of panels, lightning talks, and workshops!

WHEN: Mondays, starting September 15th, from 12-4PM WHERE: Prentis Building Fishbowl, Wayne State University, 5201 Cass Ave. WHAT: Come co-work on your mapping project, get support learning GIS, or just chat about maps! RSVP: Let us know you're coming!

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.

I'm so excited that Detroit By The Numbers will be a new monthly segment on the Authentically Detroit podcast! We'll highlight significant data and numbers from the past month for Detroiters! Listen to the July Data Roundup 62 percent of active voters are aged 60 or over (BridgeDetroit). If you need to check your voting options and polling place visit…

The Vote Detroit tool was created by Detroit activist Alex Hill in partnership with the Detroit Democracy Project and EngagedMI.

DBF x DPL live talks: Mark Crilley, Dr. Ricky Ross, Curtis Chin, The AstroTwins, and more! (Friday, July 18th, 2025) Detroit Public Library   Detroit Festi

Check out the interactive version of this map: by: Ted Tansley, Data Analyst The city of Detroit has been installing thousands of speed humps all around the city in the last couple of years, but ar…

In March 1998, Lake Champlain had a taste of greatness.

The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before. The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of Canada’s. Even if we remember...

The City of Detroit quietly dropped slumlord lawsuits against Michael Kelly and Stephen Hagerman without notice or settlement.

Welcome to our Data Forum where we will discuss City, County, and Hospital health assessments in Detroit. Join us online for lunch-and-learn filled with insightful discussions, tips, and tricks on all things related to the data. We’ll be joined by the Tiffani Stewart and the Detroit Health Department team releasing their latest Community Health Assessment (CHA), Katerina Stylianou sharing the most recent Wayne County health assessment results, and…

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of ...

Voting in Detroit is not known to be easy and the numbers of voters reflect that difficulty. Election Day confusion is well-known and documented even amongst regular voters. Polling places have changed and in some cases changed again. In 2020, the City Clerk noted that some 40,000 Detroiters were subject to a polling place update two weeks prior to the election.

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of ...

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of ...

Join the annual and unofficial Detroit Regional Transit Fantasy Support (DRTFS) Group. Come see the great transit fantasy maps of the Detroit region and make your own! Propose people mover expansions or subway tunnel routes. Rocket buses or rail lines. We'll focus the evening with Transit Riders United (TRU) sharing steps we can all take to improve mass public transit in the Detroit region.

By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...

Cultural connection to the region allows EPA staff to bring value to the Great Lakes, former EPA executive Dave Ullrich says.

by: Ted Tansley, Data Analyst Mike Duggan’s tenure as Mayor of Detroit has been focused on data. The number of residents in the city, number of demolitions, number of jobs brought to the city, numb…

Reading room, social service center, innovation lab. How far can we stretch the public library?

This new arts focused effort claims to be attempting to bring the redevelopment of Detroit beyond Downtown. The effort is spearheaded by the Library Street Collective owners Anthony and JJ Curis, w…

An introductory workshop on using GIS to map environmental justice concerns

In town for AAG 2025? WHAT: Come hang out with Detroit’s shadow geography department (that’s us) to talk Detroit, maps, and geography. Inside scoops, free snacks, and coffee! WHEN: Marc…

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of ...

Rob Linn was a big inspiration for this site to become something real. His mapping topics and data deep dives have given me countless new questions and topics to pursue. One such topic that Rob map…

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  The Great Lakes region is home to one-tenth of the United States’ population, and one-quarter of ...

Detroit is bordered by 20 municipalities, can you correctly place all of them?

The Michigan legislature adjourns, halting pending legislation, Many environmental bills failed to make theor way to the governors desk.

By Alex B. HillJune 3, 2025 The largest freshwater system on Earth, like you’ve never seen it before.  In Great Lakes in 50 Maps, cartographer and author of Detroit in 50 Maps Alex B. Hill presents ne...