DDP Datascape Trends
DDP Datascape Trends
2023 By the Numbers
February 28, 2024
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director As we close in on four years post pandemic, how are we doing? For this installment of the Downtown Detroit Datascape Trends blog, let’s look . . .
DDP Datascape Trends
3-D Exploration of Downtown Detroit Development
November 28, 2023
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director Maps can be extremely helpful tools, but sometimes dots, lines, and polygons on a flat sheet of paper or screen do not convey all the . . .
DDP Datascape Trends
The Downtown Impact of Taylor Swift and Other Big-Name Entertainers
July 31, 2023
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director The Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone, in collaboration with Downtown Detroit Partnership, works hard daily to ensure our community is vibrant, clean, safe, and welcoming. . . .
DDP Datascape Trends
Downtown Detroit Ahead of the Game for Office Space Conversion
May 17, 2023
The number of office employees working remotely jumped dramatically due to the pandemic, which profoundly impacted Downtown business districts worldwide. Since the end of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the shift back to offices . . .
DDP Datascape Trends
Number of Hotel Rooms Continues to Grow to Meet Demand
December 20, 2022
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director During the pandemic, when travel was down and people were staying home, the occupancy rate for hotel rooms in Downtown was drastically lower. In . . .
Downtown History (Centennial)
Downtown Density 1925-2020
August 23, 2022
DDP Centennial: 100 years of Population Data By Joshua Long, Data Program Director The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) is marking its 100-year anniversary this year. In 1922, the first version . . .