Well, I'm not saying that Cobo is perfect. I agree that much of the interior convention space is walled off from the surrounding area. But as far as convention centers being integrated into the surrounding area, from a pedestrian level... You could do a LOT worse than Cobo. I've been to a few convention centers around the country, and few are as accessible from the street as is Cobo.
Most centers have large setbacks from the street and/or are surrounded by large roads/highways/parking structures that make it inconvenient to access by foot. Cobo is set right up against the street. Ironically, it is nearly the complete antithesis of what its neighbor the Ren Cen used to be in terms of pedestrian accessible.
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