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Detroit
Riverwalk
named
Best
Riverwalk
in
America
3 years
in a row
National
award
kicks
off
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy's
20th
year
DETROIT,
MI - The
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
is
excited
to
announce
that the
Detroit
Riverwalk
has been
named
the Best
Riverwalk
in
America
– three
years in
a row –
by the
USA
TODAY
10Best
Readers’
Choice
Awards.
The
announcement
of this
national
award
kicks
off a
milestone
year for
the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy
as it
celebrates
two
decades
of
transforming
the
Detroit
Riverfront
into
beautiful
public
spaces,
including
more
than 3.5
miles of
Riverwalk,
world-class
parks
and
greenways
and
major
new
projects
underway.
USA
TODAY’s
news
reveal
may be
found at
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-riverwalk-2023/.
Images
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
available
here.
The
award-winning
Detroit
Riverwalk
won the
top spot
over
other
notable
cities
including
Tampa,
Louisville,
Cincinnati,
San
Antonio,
Boston
and
Indianapolis.
Nominees
were
selected
by USA
TODAY
10Best
editors
and a
panel of
urban
planning
experts,
and
members
of the
general
public
voted
for
their
favorites
throughout
the
competition.
“We are
thrilled
to be
named
America’s
Best
Riverwalk
once
again,”
said
Matt
Cullen,
Chairman
of the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“The
transformation
of our
riverfront
over
these
past two
decades
has been
tremendous.
To go
from a
blighted
and
underused
riverfront
to one
that is
recognized
as the
best in
the
country
three
years in
a row is
a
testament
to how
much
people
love the
riverfront
and to
what our
community
can
achieve
when we
all work
together.”
The
Conservancy
is
building
on its
mission
to
“bring
everybody”
by
inviting
the
entire
community
to
participate
in a
year-long
celebration
of its
20th
anniversary
through
free
programs,
grand
openings
and
special
events.
“This is
a big
year for
the
Detroit
Riverfront,”
said
Mark
Wallace,
President
& CEO of
the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“People
from
throughout
the
community
have
helped
shape
this
riverfront
from the
very
beginning,
and now
20 years
into the
project
we can
all
celebrate
our many
successes.
We have
a lot of
fun
plans
for this
year and
are
looking
forward
to
celebrating
this
milestone
all year
long.”
A
preview
of the
20th
includes:
• A
grand
opening
of the
Southwest
Greenway
in May,
which
links
the
riverfront
with
Michigan
Central.
• Free
summertime
boat
cruises
on the
stunning
Detroit
River,
details
to be
announced.
• The
premiere
of a new
documentary
in
collaboration
with
DPTV
that
tells
the
story of
the
riverfront
revitalization
and the
visionaries
behind
it.
• A book
highlighting
the
history
of the
Detroit
riverfront’s
transformation.
• A
grand
opening
of the
Uniroyal
Promenade
that
will
complete
the East
Riverfront
and link
two
beautiful
parks—Mt.
Elliott
Park and
Gabriel
Richard
Park—and
provides
a
pathway
to the
MacArthur
Bridge
to Belle
Isle.
• All
annual
special
events,
such as
the
Riverfront
Run,
Shimmer
on the
River,
Detroit
Harvest
Fest &
Food
Truck
Rally,
Soiree
on the
Greenway
and
others
will
feature
special
celebrations
of the
20thanniversary.
Since
2003,
the
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
is
continuing
its
transformation
of 5.5
miles of
revitalized
riverfront
and
bridge-to-bridge
vision,
with 90
percent
of the
East
Riverfront
complete.
In
addition
to the
Southwest
Greenway
and
Uniroyal
Promenade,
the
Ralph C.
Wilson,
Jr.
Centennial
Park
(opening
in 2024)
is also
currently
underway.
The
Conservancy
most
recently
announced
the
Unified
Greenway
Partnership,
an
unprecedented
alliance
with the
City of
Detroit
and the
Joe
Louis
Greenway
Partnership.
This
$350
million
transformative
campaign
will
complete
the
Detroit
Riverfront
and Joe
Louis
Greenway
and
endow it
for
generations
to come.
Each
year,
3.5
million
people
visit
the
Detroit
Riverfront.
The
Detroit
Riverwalk
was
named
Best in
America
in 2021,
2022 and
2023 by
USA
TODAY.
For
exciting
news
about
the
Detroit
Riverfront,
visit
DetroitRiverfront.org
and the
Conservancy’s
social
channels
including
Facebook,
Instagram
and
Twitter.
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