Check out these great resources to find Detroit maps, data, and other spatial information about the city.
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
The Reuther Library is the largest labor archives in North America and is home to the collections of numerous unions and labor-related organizations. Its collection strengths extend to the political and community life of urban […]
MSU Library, Planning Reports Collection
The Planning Reports collection has been built over many decades, and primarily consists of publications by or about local communities planning their use of space and infrastructure. Common focuses are land use, zoning, transportation, recreation, […]
Burton Historical Collection
Housed at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch, the Burton Historical Collection (BHC) began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton, a prominent attorney and Detroit historiographer. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble […]
Detroit in 50 Maps
Detroit in 50 Maps by Alex B. Hill is a collection of almost 100 different maps of Detroit highlighting places, people and changes to understand the city in new and surprising ways. DETROITography is a […]
Detroit Public Library, Digital Collections
The Detroit Public Library has digitized some of the contents of their materials and archives. A small number of map images can be found online.
A People’s Atlas of Detroit
Detroit is widely known as the Motor City, but it has also given rise to some of the world’s most important urban social movements. Edited by Linda Campbell, Andrew Newman, Sara Safransky, and Tim Stallmann, […]
Detroit Historical Society, Digital Collections
Since its founding in 1921, the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of metro Detroiters can better understand the […]
Detroit Food Metrics Report
This annual report from the Detroit Food Policy Council gathers twelve key metrics on the local food system and dives into timely themes like urban agriculture, structural racism, and more. Information is displayed in easy […]
Mapping Detroit
Mapping Detroit explores not only what happens when a large city loses its main industrial purpose and a major portion of its population but also what future might result from such upheaval. Containing some of […]
Detroit Future City Framework Plan
The Detroit Future City (DFC) Strategic Framework Plan was born out of the early work from the Detroit Works Project under Mayor Dave Bing. The effort shifted when the Kresge Foundation and Mayor Bing had […]
Vote Detroit
Knowing where to vote and how to get there should be the easy parts of voting. Democracy depends on engagement and Detroit has relatively low levels overall from the loss of city services, emergency management, […]
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