A few years ago the Detroiters who proposed the Adamah project, an agricultural project, made the uncovering of creeks on the east Side, such as Conner's creek, a key component of the project.

A lot of people were mystified about how it would work and if it would work.

Today's NYT has an article about the concept, and identifies several U.S. and world cities that are doing that very thing - uncovering long-paved-over waterways:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/wo...html?ref=world