Long-planned riverfront path to Belle Isle set to open in October

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OP's Note: I accidentally posted a Salon link. Ooops. I clearly need multiple cups of coffee on Monday morning. Fixed.


(Detroit Free Press) Detroiters this fall will reclaim a 2-mile strip of industrial ruin after 20 years of hope and $11 million of gritty work.

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy expects in October to open what it calls the Uniroyal Promenade, an extension of the riverfront path from Mount Elliott Park to the MacArthur Bridge, enabling trail users to reach Belle Isle without dealing with traffic and noise on Jefferson Avenue.

The last stretch of concrete was poured last week on the trail that will connect the downtown riverfront to Belle Isle, 3.5 miles from the former Joe Louis Arena site to Gabriel Richard Park at the northeastern foot of MacArthur Bridge.



West Village resident Justin Craig, co-owner of RUNdetroit in Midtown, says he is "beyond excited for this extension," capturing the sentiment of thousands of runners, cyclists and walkers around the city. ................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/08/14/detroit-riverfront-link-belle-isle-bicycling-running/70559414007/