The riverfront plan proposes development of the riverfront from the western to the eastern city limits for recreational, residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial uses. ...The riverfront development area consists of over 5000 acres fronting on the Detroit River and the Rouge River between Schaefer Highway and Alter Road extending north to Fort Street west of the Central Business District and Jefferson east of the Central Business Dstrict. The entire river frontage includes ten miles on the Detroit River, three miles on the east side of the Old Rouge Channel and two miles on the west side of Old Rouge Channel.