Quote Originally Posted by jt1 View Post
Johnny, not picking on you but your post signifies what is wrong with this region. Any other metro area in the country, that is a short walk. In Detroit it is seen as a major trek. Damn, we are a lazy, car dependant region.
Very true that that stretch isn't dangerous, except for the traffic. Even by non-Detroit standards, it still isn't dangerous.

However it isn't a long distance, but it isn't walkable. The built environment isn't there. Walk that distance in Paris and you're passing exclusively storefronts and through charming little parks. That particular trek in Detroit consists of the following: fencing, set-back casino and DTE superblocs, the Lodge, and empty lots. It's about as charming as walking across a Meijer parking lot, except for the skyline.