I am such a fan of this kind of reporting -- and so well done! Congrats, @detdocumenters.bsky.social and @kobylevin.bsky.social. (Full disclosure: I did a deep dive on food prices in Detroit for Slate when Whole Foods opened in 2013.)

The Mercator Projection was never supposed to be a standard for showing people what the world looks like and it's quite bad at that. Switching to Equal Earth is a good call even if I think some of the rhetoric is hyperbolic. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Detroit By The Numbers: July 2025 Data Roundup I'm so excited that Detroit By The Numbers will be a new monthly segment on the Authentically Detroit podcast! We'll highlight significant data and numbers from the past month for Detroiters! Listen to the July Data Roundup 62 percent of active voters…

Where’s my polling place? Search new online tool to see voting location The Vote Detroit tool was created by Detroit activist Alex Hill in partnership with the Detroit Democracy Project and EngagedMI.

Find Belt's @alexbhill.bsky.social, author of Great Lakes in 50 Maps, at Detroit Book Fest! detroitbookfest.com/detroit-book...

Map: Analysis of Speed Hump Efficacy in Detroit detroitography.com/2025/06/09/m... by @tedtansley.bsky.social

For a span of less than three weeks in 1998, Lake Champlain tasted greatness.

Welcome to the world, Great Lakes in 50 Maps!!! 🌊https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/50-maps/products/9781540270009 @alexbhill.bsky.social

In 2020, the City of Detroit filed three high-profile lawsuits targeting some of Detroit’s most notorious slumlords and speculators. Five years later, it dropped them with no settlements, no explanation and no public announcement. 🤔 So ... what changed?

Check out our interview with map-maker and author Alex B. Hill! Great Lakes in 50 Maps comes to stores and mailboxes near you June 3rd, and it's on sale till pub day. 🦆 beltpublishing.com/pages/interv...

Event: Detroit Data Forum: Health Data and Assessments Welcome to our Data Forum where we will discuss City, County, and Hospital health assessments in Detroit. Join us online for lunch-and-learn filled with insightful discussions, tips, and tricks on all things related to the data. We’ll be…

New interview with author and cartographer @alexbhill.bsky.social is on Belt's site now --> beltpublishing.com/pages/interv...

"Cartographer Hill delivers a diverting compendium of 50 different views of the 'vast inland freshwater seas' along the border between the U.S. and Canada... Readers will be able to while away the hours with this one." -PW beltpublishing.com/products/gre... @alexbhill.bsky.social

Map: The Geography of Voting in Detroit Voting in Detroit is not known to be easy and the numbers of voters reflect that difficulty. Election Day confusion is well-known and documented even amongst regular voters. Polling places have changed and in some cases changed again. In 2020, the City Clerk…

Have 20% of the world's freshwater in your backyard? Grab a nice cold glass and pre-order Great Lakes in 50 Maps. 🥤☺️Refreshing. beltpublishing.com/products/gre... @alexbhill.bsky.social

Check out last month’s newsletter! April was a busy month, with lots of updates and news to share. Here are a few summaries, but make sure to read the April Newsletter in full! glos.org/news-events/...

“Save Science Now” is a new initiative created by @ucsusa.bsky.social to raise awareness and highlight support for scientific research in the United States. Learn how you can #SupportScience and pass it along to others in your life: buff.ly/fYmAfaR #GeoSky #ScienceMatters #GeoSky

Take a long look at the watershed between the US and Canada, find all the lighthouses, track how the birds fly, spot monsters, and more from @alexbhill.bsky.social. Pre-order now and get your copy first (and tell your libraries and bookstores to order)

Event: Detroit Regional Transit Fantasy Support Group with TRU Join the annual and unofficial Detroit Regional Transit Fantasy Support (DRTFS) Group. Come see the great transit fantasy maps of the Detroit region and make your own! Propose people mover expansions or subway tunnel routes. Rocket…

This is an EXCELLENT article. I teach statistics to public policy students & tell them that data are essential for making the world a better place. We need good data to assess the state of things, see how things have changed over time, & evaluate if policies work. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

EPA has a new mission under Trump and a downsizing looms. What are the consequences? “What is happening today is far more dangerous than past attempts by new administrations to rebalance EPA priorities,” a former EPA exec says. www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/expe...

Detroit by the Numbers: State of the City 2014 - 2025 detroitography.com/2025/04/07/d...

For National Library Week, we can't recommend enough @shannonmattern.bsky.social's 2014 essay "Library as Infrastructure." A decade on, it remains a potent argument for libraries as social, technological & intellectual infrastructure — part of a critical network of institutions buoying public life.

Map: Little Village Detroit detroitography.com/2025/04/04/m...

And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”

If anyone would like to attend tomorrow's Mapping Your Local Environment workshop, we have one ticket left! (due to a cancellation.) This is in-person only, 10am-2pm at TechTown Detroit. Lunch is included, bring a computer. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/mapping-yo...

Today we are hosting one last #maptime for #AAG2025 @geographers.bsky.social Let us know if you’ll be joining! detroitography.com/2025/03/17/e...

HOW COOL! A new photo released from NASA's Landsat 9 showed an icy Lake St. Clair from Jan. 27, 2025. #space #detroit #michigan #greatlakes #lakestclair #ice #winter #NASA

And coming in June, The Great Lakes in 50 Maps, now available for pre-order. @alexbhill.bsky.social beltpublishing.com/products/gre...

Map: Detroit Last Houses on the Block detroitography.com/2025/01/10/m...

ALL Belt pre-orders are 30% off from now till the end of January with the code PREORDER30! Start the year off by venturing into the Great Lakes region... beltpublishing.com/products/gre...

A fun distraction from what I'm supposed to be working on, for those familiar with the Detroit metro - thanks, @alexbhill.bsky.social! ol-samples.pages.dev

The stars were aligned for Michigan to enact long overdue environment laws. Then in an instant, opportunity squandered. ‘Environmental bills left in the dust.’ planetdetroit.org/2024/12/mich...

Great to chat to @alexbhill.bsky.social of DETROITography.com today down the line, planning our session for the GA Conference 2025 about investigating distant places, including Detroit and its neighbourhoods #place #enquiry #cartography

The latest newsletter from DETROITography.com is full of exciting year end updates! mailchi.mp/7fe0251a6a4a...

It took longer than planned, but I also had a third child, sold/bought/moved houses, and started two new jobs in between. Pre-orders are available for Great Lakes in 50 Maps! beltpublishing.com/products/gre...

Happy to see @geographers.bsky.social recognize Gwendolyn Warren as an honorary geographer at the annual conference next spring. Her role in the DGEI was minimized for too long.