(MI) The Detroit News – The problems facing Pontiac run as deep as the river that streams invisibly beneath its downtown streets. So it’s with some irony that a few city officials are looking toward that little-known stretch of the Clinton River — enclosed in 1963 to alleviate flooding — as a source for the troubled city’s revival.
The idea is to “daylight” the river, or turn it into an open channel with a raised pedestrian walkway to attract shops, restaurants and other development. Though they admit it’s a long shot in a city so broke that it’s being run by a state-appointed financial manager, proponents say the project is worth considering. More