DETROITography

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. The Detroit water system, now a regional entity known as the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), commissioned a report in 2024 to better und...

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 by the Detroit, Grand ...

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 engineer at City of Detroit, and Taegan Humphries, CivilSavvy.

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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 of Detroit work, and I continue to see and feel the disconnects between what people need to thrive and what is built near them. As a planner of public serv...