A summer stroll along the waterfront is about as good as it gets. And now that city workers are close to finishing downtown Rochester's Riverwalk, locals will experience this first hand.
Workers are putting the finishing touches on the lighting
improvements along the riverwalk and expect to complete the $150,000 project by
the end of the month. The new lights are along the side of Paint Creek between East Second Street
and the park adjacent to city hall. The lights will utilize an acorn-style
glass cap similar to the historic lights throughout downtown off Main Street."It gives us a better looking riverwalk and it's safer,
too," says John Hiller, interim city manager for Rochester.
Rochester
is the latest city in Metro Detroit to invest large sums of money in improving its public spaces
along waterways. Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Farmington
and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
have all invested, or are planning to invest, in upgrades to riverwalks or
waterfront parks.
Source: John Hiller, interim city manager for Rochester
Writer: Jon Zemke
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