Mapping Detroit: The story of Detroit’s growth and change
This classicc dot density map shows a significant portion of more recent construction efforts has been concentrated in areas that were previously less developed or had higher vacancy rates.
Alex B. Hill's Latest Articles
Mapping Detroit: Analyzing Detroit’s voting geography
As the map shows, the geography of voting in Detroit is far from being cleared up. The lines represent how far flung some Detroiters are from their polling place, in some cases more than 3 miles away.
Mapping Detroit: How much land in the city is owned by land speculators?
At least 20% of land in Detroit is owned by property speculators, defined by the amount of property they own that is not registered to an owner that lives in the same neighborhood.
Mapping Detroit: The last houses on the block
It's hardly an argument for a more rural city, yet vacancy remains high and much of the east side has seen a decades-long clearing out.
Mapping Detroit: A Detroit-style pizza map showing where to get your piece of the pie
You might not find your favorite national chain everywhere, but there’s always a unique pizza option close by.
Mapping Detroit: Putting together the puzzle pieces of the metropolitan area
Today we have a mixed region of large and small municipalities, some successful – some struggling, others very diverse and some not so diverse, but we are all neighbors.
Mapping Detroit: How does one map occupancy in the city, anyway?
The known crises of low home mortgage origination, large-scale evictions, and property speculation make Detroiters unduly mobile, having to secure housing by various means and face multiple barriers along the way.
Mapping Detroit: Looking at ‘business rings’ between bankruptcy and today
Detroit is a city of change, but where can you readily buy a pair of socks or a pack of T-shirts?
Mapping Detroit: Where does techno live in the city?
This is part of a series from the unofficial cartographer of Detroit, Alex B. Hill, a self-described “data nerd and anthropologist” who combines mapping, data, and analytics with storytelling and human experience.
