DRINKS x DESIGN: Equitable Mobility at Dequindre Cut Freight Yard
Thu, Jul 11
|Dequindre Cut Freight Yard
Drinks x Design offers an opportunity for creative businesses throughout the city to open their doors and share their work with the public. Attendees come to meet new people, make connections, promote their creative endeavors and learn about other projects in their community.
Time & Location
Jul 11, 2024, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dequindre Cut Freight Yard, 3019 Orleans St, Detroit, MI 48207, USA
About the event
Join us in the Dequindre Freight Yard for an outdoor edition of Drinks x Design!
The final Drinks x Design of the 2024 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the Equitable Mobility space.
ABOUT THE DEQUINDRE CUT
Formerly a Grand Trunk Railroad line, the Dequindre Cut is a predominately below-street level greenway that runs parallel to St. Aubin Street, between Mack Avenue and Atwater Street, just north of the riverfront.
The urban recreational path first opened to the public in May of 2009. Through public, nonprofit and private partnerships—comprising the federal government, City of Detroit, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation— it now offers a pedestrian link between the East Riverfront, Eastern Market and several residential neighborhoods in between.
Well-known for its examples of urban artwork and graffiti, the greenway features a 20-foot-wide paved pathway, which includes separate lanes…