Datascape Trends
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Great Events Make Great Cities
June 30, 2026
Great Events Help Make Great Cities By Josh Long, Director, Data Program As we head into July, the DDP is taking a quick look, using data, at the success of . . .
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Downtown Detroit, 2025 by The Numbers
December 19, 2025
Downtown Detroit, 2025 by The Numbers With nearly 31 million visits and 8.7 million unique visitors in 2025, Downtown Detroit remained incredibly active. As we look forward to 2026, let’s . . .
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Downtown Detroit is Transforming in Remarkable Ways
September 29, 2025
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director Working from the Downtown Detroit Partnership’s offices overlooking Campus Martius Park in the heart of Downtown Detroit, I have a front row view of the transformations . . .
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New Tool: Downtown Detroit Data Profile
July 21, 2025
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director and Escarleth Ortega, Program Manager, Data & Marketing The Downtown Detroit Partnership’s Data Program, in collaboration with the Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone, is . . .
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Opening Day’s Impressive Impact
March 24, 2025
By Joshua Long I’m not alone when I say the Detroit Tigers Opening Day is one of my absolute favorite days of the year. I love baseball, the Tigers, and . . .
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Growing a Downtown Residential Neighborhood
December 17, 2024
It is widely understood that to have a thriving retail and restaurant ecosystem in a densely built downtown area, a critical mass of nearby consumers is necessary to patronize the . . .
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You Like Us; You Really, Really Like Us!
August 8, 2024
The NFL Draft in Detroit drew 750,000 visitors from all 50 states, Canada and beyond. Since it is rare to have so many guests from diverse locations in such a . . .
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NFL Draft by the Numbers
June 25, 2024
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director The NFL Draft was years in the making and took thousands of hours in preparation. In the end though, by all accounts, the NFL draft . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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. . . .
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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 . . .