It is going to be the vision of SOM [[Skidmore Owings Merrill) but last night was the first of many community based meetings to see what the community is looking for and pairing that with what their design and strategy team comes up with. There is a financial aspect to it where they will be looking at getting grants and subsidies, so it may have more teeth than just a study. The part that I can see being implemented is what their landscape architect comes up with when it comes to more green space in the area and how the spaces are experienced by residents and visitors.
The other parts from what I have gathered are much more of a guideline for buildings and transit in the area.
casscorridor - It is hard to take into account all the views if you take high rise construction off the board. I want to see a dense district with it's own character and I think high-rises can help that along. Waterfronts all across the world are dotted with high-rises because that is what people like near the water, Detroit should be no different in this regard. If it weren't for a history of industrial use where the current East Riverfront area is the high-rises you see east of Belle Isle would be closer to downtown.
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