Editing Detroit (section)

=== Parks ===
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Detroit Parks & Recreation maintains 308 public parks, totaling 4,950 (2,003 ha) acres or about 5.6% of the city's land area. [[Belle Isle Park]], Detroit's largest and most visited park is the largest city-owned island park in the U.S., covering 982 acres (397 ha).

[[Grand Circus Park Historic District|Grand Circus]], the city's first municipal park, opened in 1847. In the early 20th century, the city enlisted landscape architect Augustus Woodward to conceive a framework for Detroit's modern parks system. Augustus Woodward's plan for the city imagined grand boulevards, spacious and elegant common parks, and an orderly, hub-and-spoke city layout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Mickey |date=February 2, 2023 |title=In search of greenspace equity: A short history of Detroit's parks |url=https://planetdetroit.org/2023/02/in-search-of-greenspace-equity-a-short-history-of-detroits-parks/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Planet Detroit |language=en-CA}}</ref>

The [[Detroit International Riverfront]] features a 3.5-mile promenade with parks, residential buildings, and commercial areas, extending from [[Hart Plaza]] to Belle Isle Park. This area includes [[Tri-Centennial State Park]] and Harbor, Michigan's first urban state park. Plans for the riverfront's second phase will extend the promenade to the [[Ambassador Bridge]], stimulating residential redevelopment along the riverfront.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story &#124; Detroit Riverfront Conservancy |url=https://detroitriverfront.org/our-story |website=detroitriverfront.org}}</ref> Detroit's major parks also include [[River Rouge Park|River Rouge]], Palmer, and [[Chene Park]], contributing to the city's green space and outdoor recreation.<ref>Editorial: "At Last, Sensible Dream for Detroit's Riverfront", ''Detroit News'', December 13, 2002</ref>

The [[Huron–Clinton Metroparks|Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority]] was created in 1940 by the citizens of Southeast Michigan to serve as a [[regional park]] system the park system includes 13 parks totaling more than 24,000 acres (97&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) arranged along the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] and [[Clinton River]] forming a partial ring around the Detroit metro area.