Take Me to the River

If you've ever been so fortunate as to walk along a Venetian canal or the River Seine or paused atop a bridge over the Vltava in Prague, then you know the role a city's relationship with its water can play in enhancing a person's urban experience. And you will also know, when you have strolled along the recently-completed portions of our very own RiverWalk, that Detroit has finally, after three centuries of existence, consummated that relationship.

Now 75 percent of  the 3.5-mile length of the East RiverWalk is  complete – open and accessible. From Joe Louis Arena to Rivard and again from Jos. Campau to Mt. Elliott, it's all landscaped and lovely. ...

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