Data Transit Detroit

Project Status – Concept

Scope – Research | Master Planning | Mapping | Site Selection

Data Transit Detroit was done as an initial study of the city of Detroit to identify and design a robust and much needed mass-transit network that could double as a network for big data. Through the utilization of Detroit’s unique urban grid, 10 major lines were developed with individual connection points doubling as major data facilities. Each line also had a key site identified as a potential mixed used development site that could double as a data facility. Secondary stations would also serve data functionality and were all selected because of their physical location in relation to the population it would serve as well as the ability to have a usable site already in that location. The culmination was the selection process of a site to be utilized for the Data Center Detroit project.