Revitalizing Urban Riverfronts: Wilmington, DE

[thelakelander]

LOL, the revitalized riverfront, which was the focus of this article, is pretty safe. Center City Philly is also pretty vibrant. I certainly wouldn't label it "ghetto".

[I-10east]

Center City maybe gentrified (or whatever) but there's alot of random violence through there (assaults, vandalizing etc). These hipsters/young professionals etc are often convinced that just because something is gentrified that it's safe, and that's often far from the case.

[I-10east]

No doubt Lake that you focused within a specific area of Wilmington, my bad. Still Wilmington is mostly a hellhole.

[hound dog]

 Delaware native, here. Sure, downtown Wilmington has rough places, just like Jax.  Still the downtown park system is pretty amazing. Rockford Park is an Olmsted designed space at the highest point. Wooded slopes go down to the Brandywine River and connect Alapocas Woods and Brandywine Park, creating a Greenway from the city limits all the way down to the core. It's pretty much a 3-4 mile uninterrupted green corridor.  Next time you're passing through,  exit at Route 52, or route 202, and find your way to these parks for a stretch.

[CCMjax]

Holy crap, Delaware is real?