Voting is open to make the Detroit Riverwalk the best in the U.S. for third year in a row.
After winning the last two years in a row, the Detroit Riverwalk is in the running once again to be named the best in the country as part of the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is asking supporters from throughout the Detroit community and beyond for their daily votes to help the Detroit Riverwalk win the prestigious Best Riverwalk award for the third year.
The winning riverfront will be determined by public daily online voting, which concludes at Noon February 6. Individuals can vote once per day, per device. The results will be announced February 17.
“We are incredibly honored to have won this award in 2021 and 2022,” said Mark Wallace, president and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. “The community came together in force again to vote us #1 last year and we are hoping for a three-peat in 2023.”
Nominees for USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards were selected by10Best editors along with a panel of urban planning experts. There are 20 riverwalks across the country in the competition, including Smale Riverfront Park (Cincinnati), Chicago Riverwalk, Charles River Esplanade (Boston), Waterfront Park in Louisville, San Antonio River Walk, Canal Walk (Indianapolis) 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 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. More than 3.5 million people visit the Detroit Riverfront annually.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission to develop public access to Detroit’s riverfront and serve as an anchor for economic development. As the permanent stewards of the Riverwalk and the Dequindre Cut, the Conservancy is responsible for raising the funds needed for construction, operation, maintenance, security and programming of the public spaces located along the riverfront. The ultimate vision is for the Conservancy to develop five-and-a-half miles of riverfront from the Ambassador Bridge on the west to Gabriel Richard Park, just east of the MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle.
The voting site can be found here.
Visit www.detroitriverfront.org for more information.
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