Rochester looks to finish up Downtown Riverwalk upgrade by January

Riverwalks seem to be all of the rage in Metro Detroit. Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Farmington have all invested, or are planning to invest, tens of thousands of dollars in upgrades to riverwalks or waterfront parks. And of course there is the much heralded efforts of the Detroit Riverfront.

You can now add Rochester to the list of cities taking advantage of their idyllic scenery. The city plans to finish putting in new pedestrian lighting along its Downtown Riverwalk by early next year. The historic-looking lights should be in place by January and the whole project completed in the early spring.

“It will compliment what we have nicely,” Rochester City Manager Ken Johnson says. “We’re a very pedestrian-oriented community and this will help make our downtown at night.”

The $150,000 project will install new lights along the side of Paint Creek between East Second Street and the park adjacent to city hall. The lights will utilize an acorn-style glass cap similar to the historic lights throughout downtown off Main Street.

Source: Ken Johnson, city manager of Rochester
Writer: Jon Zemke