Dynamo Metrics

04/27/2022

We are all super excited to formally announce that Dynamo Metrics has joined the Munetrix family. This is a momentous day for our company, and day one of the next proud chapter in our history.

Our full announcement is posted below. We will be sure to keep everyone posted as developments dictate, but for now, the changes you will notice will be mostly cosmetic.

We will still be here to serve the Dynamo Metrics community and municipal partners across the country as we have since our founding.

To learn more about Munetrix, visit us at www.munetrix.com

https://www.dynamometrics.com/blog/munetrixfamily

It is with great enthusiasm that we share with you the exciting news that Dynamo Metrics has joined the Munetrix family! While there will be no immediate change to our existing relationship, we are extremely optimistic about what this means relative to our ability to better serve municipal governm

11/29/2021

Dan Marvin—Director of the Urban Development Department for the City of Lincoln Government—shares strategies for affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and using data to drive decisions.

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Director of Urban Development for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska discusses economic development strategies in Lincoln, building well-distributed affordable housing, homeless prevention efforts, and using data to drive decisions.

10/29/2021

Adam Burg— Legislative and Government Affairs Senior Advisor for Adams County Government, CO—discusses congressional earmarks, building transparency into county spending processes, and how COVID-19 led to increased community engagement and innovative new programs.

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Legislative and Government Affairs Senior Advisor for Adams County, CO discusses congressional earmarks, building transparency into county spending processes, and how COVID-19 led to increased community engagement and the creation of innovative new programs.

10/27/2021

Place-based investments are a key component of many community and economic development strategies. But how do we measure the impact these investments have on neighborhoods and commercial corridors?

Our study for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation explores new metrics for measuring the impact of place-based investments to better understand how they affect property values and occupancy rates.

Learn more here: https://www.dynamometrics.com/place-impact

10/07/2021

Pamela Wideman—Director of City of Charlotte Housing & Neighborhood Services—
discusses the City's approach to affordable housing and how to leverage data for affordable housing strategies.

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The Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services for the City of Charlotte discusses the City's approach to affordable housing and how to leverage data for affordable housing strategies.

09/23/2021

In this episode, Dynamo's co-founders discuss our recently released report and software developed to measure the impact of sustained placed-based investment in Michigan's communities.

The report explores how the Michigan Economic Development Corporation created a 3% increase in occupancy rates and billions of dollars in commercial and residential property values from continued place-based investments.

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Dynamo Metrics' co-founders discuss findings from Dynamo’s recently released report and software developed for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and how communities can use insights from the report for their own placed-based investment work.

09/16/2021

Sarah Viñas—Interim Director of Housing and Community for the Town of Chapel Hill— discusses using data and maps to engage residents and inform decisions and the importance of designing programs and services alongside residents.

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Director of Housing and Community for the Town of Chapel Hill, NC discusses using data and maps to engage residents and inform decisions, the critical importance of designing programs and services alongside residents, and building inclusion and equity into resident engagement strategies.

09/15/2021

Sustained place-based investment created over $1 billion in commercial and residential property values and a 3% increase in occupancy rates in Michigan communities.

Read how we quantified this impact in our new report:
https://hubs.ly/H0Xpycz0

09/09/2021

Our commitment to data-driven governance doesn't stop at our research.

We believe that predictive technology and real-time insights empower governments to leverage data at every level of the decision-making process

That’s why we built the findings from our recently conducted study for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation into easy-to-use software.

Explore a preview here:

See how place-based community and economic development investments are affecting commercial corridors and neighborhoods with our Place Impact software.

09/07/2021

Our recently released study quantifies how place-based investments affect property values and occupancy rates in Michigan communities.

You can read the full report here: https://www.dynamometrics.com/place-impact -the-placemaking-effect

09/02/2021

Our co-founders—Nigel Griswold and Benjamin Calnin—have a background in placemaking research that began in the mid-2000s at Michigan State University’s Land Policy Institute, where they studied the economic potential of implementing placemaking strategies across Michigan.

The recent study and software we developed for Michigan Economic Development Corporation combine Nigel and Ben's policy evaluation background with their innovative views on data and technology to quantify the impact of place-based investments on Michigan communities.

Read more here:
https://hubs.ly/H0Wxz8p0

08/31/2021

Our predictive software measures the effect of Michigan Economic Development Corporation's place-based investments on communities.

We found that when it comes to investment, place matters, and we’re proud to play our part in providing data and insights that help decision-makers target investments to create strong communities.

Read the key findings from the report and explore the software in this article from Chanel Stitt at the Detroit Free Press

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2021/08/31/investments-effect-communities-location/5615635001/

Tracking technology developed by Dynamo Metrics shows state and local governments how investment dollars create broader value in neighborhoods.