Big changes are coming to the Detroit People Mover, with the first announced being the new permanent name for the former Joe Louis Arena stop.
Detroit Transportation Corporation officials, along with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Sterling Group founder Gary Torgow, announced Wednesday that the stop, which is the closest to the riverfront, will now be known as the Water Square Station. For the past 5 years, the stop has been known as West Riverfront, a switch from its original name, which occurred following the closing of the Joe Louis Arena in 2017.
Since the demolition of Joe Louis, the area has become the Water Square neighborhood, including the Residences Water Square, which opened 17 months ago, and the 600-room JW Marriott Detroit Water Square hotel, which is under construction and set to open in 2027…