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USA
Today
announces
Detroit
Riverwalk
voted as
best in
America
for
second
year in
a row
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
is
excited
to
announce
the
Detroit
Riverwalk
has been
named
Best
Riverwalk
in the
2022 USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers'
Choice
Awards
contest.
It is
the
second
year in
a row
that the
Detroit
Riverwalk
has been
recognized
as the
Best
Riverwalk
in the
country.
USA
TODAY’s
announcement
can be
found
here:
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-riverwalk-2022/
“We are
thrilled
to be
voted
number
one for
the
second
year in
a row,”
said
Matt
Cullen,
board
chairman
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“This is
going to
be a big
year for
us as we
break
ground
on new
projects,
mark the
completion
of our
East
Riverfront
vision
and make
plans
for our
20-year
anniversary
in 2023,
so it is
incredibly
rewarding
to be
able to
celebrate
the Best
Riverwalk
honor
during
this
special
year.”
“The
entire
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
team is
proud to
be
recognized
again on
this
national
level,”
said
Mark
Wallace,
president
and CEO
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
“This
honor is
also
very
exciting
because
we are
being
recognized
as the
Best
Riverwalk
based on
the
votes
submitted
by
people
throughout
our
community
who
voted
for us.
Detroiters
love
their
riverfront.”
Nominees
for USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers’
Choice
Awards
were
selected
by10Best
editors
along
with a
panel of
urban
planning
experts,
but
members
of the
general
public
voted
for
their
favorites
throughout
the
competition.
There
were 20
Riverwalks
across
the
country
in the
competition.
Among
the
Riverwalks
making
the top
10 list
were the
Smale
Riverfront
Park
(Cincinnati,
Ohio);
Wilmington
Riverwalk
(Wilmington,
North
Carolina);
Waterfront
Park
(Louisville,
Kentucky);
San
Antonio
River
Walk
(San
Antonio,
Texas);
Schuylkill
River
Trail
(Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania);
Milwaukee
RiverWalk
(Milwaukee,
Wisconsin);
Bricktown
River
Walk
Park
(Oklahoma
City,
Oklahoma);
Mississippi
Riverwalk
(Dubuque,
Iowa and
Canal
Walk
(Indianapolis,
Indiana).
10Best.com
provides
users
with
original,
unbiased,
and
experiential
travel
content
of top
attractions,
things
to see
and do,
and
restaurants
for top
destinations
in the
U.S. and
around
the
world.
The
Detroit
Riverfront
attracts
3.5
million
visitors
annually.
The
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
has
invested
more
than
$200
million
in the
revitalization
of the
Detroit
Riverfront,
which in
turn has
generated
more
than $2
billion
in
public
and
private
investment.
The
Conservancy
will
celebrate
its 20th
anniversary
in 2023.
To
donate
to the
nonprofit
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy,
visit:
https://detroitriverfront.org/give/BestRiverwalk
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