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Detroit
Riverfront
named #1
in USA
Today
10Best
Readers'
Choice
Travel
Award
contest
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
is
excited
to
announce
the
Detroit
Riverwalk
has been
named
Best
Riverwalk
in the
2021 USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers'
Choice
Awards
contest.
USA
TODAY’s
announcement
can be
found
here:
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-riverwalk/.
Photos
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
are
available
here and
a video
is
available
here.
“The
Detroit
Riverfront
is a
very
special
place
for our
city and
we are
honored
by this
recognition,”
said
Matt
Cullen,
board
chairman
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“We have
a
tremendous
year
ahead
and will
continue
to set
the bar
even
higher
as we
finish
up the
East
Riverfront
and move
to the
west.”
“Every
great
city has
a place
where
the
entire
community
comes
together,”
said
Mark
Wallace,
president
and CEO
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“Detroiters
love
their
riverfront,
and we
are
incredibly
proud to
be
recognized
and
celebrated
on a
national
level.”
Nominees
for USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers’
Choice
Awards
were
selected
by10Best
editors
along
with a
panel of
urban
planning
experts.
There
were 20
Riverwalks
across
the
country
in the
competition.
Among
the
Riverwalks
making
the top
10 list
were the
Chicago
Riverwalk,
Charles
River
Esplanade
(Boston),
San
Antonio
River
Walk,
Wilmington
Riverwalk
and
Smale
Riverfront
Park
(Cincinnati)
and
others.
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
and has
remained
open
every
day
during
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Since
March,
use of
the
Detroit
Riverwalk
has
increased
20
percent
and
Dequindre
Cut
usage
has
increased
by 40
percent.
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.
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