Access Detroit: A Riverfront Ride

CM credit hours for mobile workshops are awarded based on the planned dedicated instructional time. Adjustments to CM hours will not be made after the live event.

Get a firsthand look at how Detroit is leveraging its riverfront as a catalyst for equitable, connected, and resilient urban transformation. Once a barrier between neighborhoods and the water, the Detroit riverfront is now a nationally recognized public space made accessible through a growing network of greenways and complete streets that prioritize people over cars. See how equitable greenway and riverfront planning can reconnect communities, address historic disinvestment, and create inclusive public spaces.

Explore how these corridors are not only improving mobility, but also redefining the city's visual identity, environmental health, and economic potential. Integrating greenways and complete streets in Detroit is more than a transportation solution - it's a framework for inclusive growth, climate resilience, and community empowerment.

Through guided rides and conversations with local leaders, gain insight into the policies, partnerships, and design strategies that made this transformation possible. Highlights include infrastructure investments along the riverfront that have spurred development, enhanced public space, and reconnected historically underserved communities to the city's greatest natural asset.

Leave with actionable ideas for integrating green infrastructure, placemaking, and equity into your own work and for advancing racial equity, mobility justice, and community-led design in diverse urban contexts.

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