Bridge Magazine reporting partner WDET, Detroit’s Public Radio station, created an online map to help southeast Michigan residents file Freedom of Information Act requests.

While it’s limited to Metro Detroit, it’s a handy tool for those seeking information from municipalities there.

Related:

• Want info on Michigan governments? Get out your wallet and prepare to wait
• Five tips on getting info from Michigan governments without going broke
• Want to fill out a FOIA in Michigan? Here’s a sample request form

Click on the community and follow the first link for a request form or e-file directly. Municipalities in blue allow users to e-file requests; those in green have online forms to download and email; while those in orange have no information on their websites about FOIA.

The map was compiled with help from Wayne State University School of Information Science students Joseph Gross and Heather Levrant.

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Map: Use this tool to get information from Michigan governments

by Melissa Mason, Bridge Michigan
February 15, 2018

<h1>Map: Use this tool to get information from Michigan governments</h1> <p class="byline">by Melissa Mason, Bridge Michigan <br />February 15, 2018</p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Bridge Magazine reporting partner WDET, Detroit’s Public Radio station, created an online map to help southeast Michigan residents file Freedom of Information Act requests.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">While it’s limited to Metro Detroit, it’s a handy tool for those seeking information from municipalities there. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Related:</span></strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="http://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/want-info-michigan-governments-get-out-your-wallet-and-prepare-wait"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Want info on Michigan governments? Get out your wallet and prepare to wait</span></strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/five-tips-getting-info-michigan-governments-without-going-broke"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Five tips on getting info from Michigan governments without going broke</span></strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bridgemi.com/public-sector/want-fill-out-foia-michigan-heres-sample-request-form"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Want to fill out a FOIA in Michigan? Here’s a sample request form</span></strong></a></li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3f88335d-8a8a-6d07-2968-3471ce04b940">Click on the community and follow the first link for a request form or e-file directly. Municipalities in blue allow users to e-file requests; those in green have online forms to download and email; while those in orange have no information on their websites about FOIA.</span></p> <p><em>The map was compiled with help from Wayne State University School of Information Science students Joseph Gross and Heather Levrant.</em></p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/map-use-tool-get-information-michigan-governments/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com&quot;&gt;Bridge Michigan&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=9206&amp;amp;ga4=G-1E2G9MSHX5&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/map-use-tool-get-information-michigan-governments/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bridgemi.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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