RiverWalk nears completion
One sticking point? To connect the riverfront from the MacArthur Bridge to Riverside Park in Southwest Detroit, there needs to be some decisions made about a controversial cement facility owned by the billionaire Moroun family and which sits between Centennial Park and Riverside, in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge.
Detroit is very close to a fully realized riverfront promenade, with 2023 being a pivotal year for that goal. Construction should finish this year on the last unconnected stretch of the east RiverWalk from downtown to Belle Isle, which requires redevelopment of the former Uniroyal site.
Major progress is also happening on the west RiverWalk. Ground broke last year on the $75 million project to transform 22 acres west of downtown into the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park with a playground, water garden and sports pavilion. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation pitched in $40 million for the park, which is expected to open in 2024.
One sticking point? To connect the riverfront from the MacArthur Bridge to Riverside Park in Southwest Detroit, there needs to be some decisions made about a controversial cement facility owned by the billionaire Moroun family and which sits between Centennial Park and Riverside, in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge.
