Episode 1

Yesterday’s Tomorrow

Episode 2

Living Downtown

Episode 3

Parks & Recreation

Episode 4

Transportation

Episode 5

Economic Engines

Episode 6

Brain Power

Episode 7

On The Waterfront

Episode 8

Let Us Entertain You

Episode 9

Common Grounds

Episode 10

Food & Dining

Episode 11

Social Studies

Episode 12

Image of the City

Episode 13

Our Towns

Episode 7: On the Waterfront

We explore how cities are re-routing rivers to improve both the natural and urban environment, see how neglected waterfronts have opened up for public access and recreational uses and visit onetime maritime harbors now part of the urban fabric.

Current Events
We journey along three riverfronts where waters have been re-routed to create open spaces, provide for better flood control and open up new sites for development.

• Trinity: Fort Worth
• Whitewater: Grand Rapids
• Divine Providence: Providence

Streaming
Waterfronts once off limits to the public are being opened up for public access, recreational uses and complementary new development.

• Waller Creek: Austin
• Cumberland: Nashville
• Riverlife: Pittsburgh

Harboring Good Intentions
We learn how formerly industrial port sites are being transformed into urban communities on a grand scale.

• Pioneering: Baltimore
• The 6th Borough: New York
• Coal Harbour: Vancouver