I Know It Is Safe,

I know it has been there for a long time,

 but even with the added lights,

 I would still prefer to take a lift down walk across the street and take a lift up again,

 even if it was raining!

 American artist Phillip K Smith III has installed coloured lights along a skybridge in Detroit, which illuminate in various gradients and patterns at night, the Detroit Skybridge project reactivates a disused pedestrian walkway that links two towers in the Michigan city's downtown area, the 100-foot-long (30-metre) bridge was designed by Gino Rossetti of local firm Rossetti Architects in 1976, to connect the 16th floors of the Guardian Building and One Woodward, based on the modernist aesthetic of the latter, completed by American architect Minoru Yamasaki in 1962 and featuring a white concrete facade, the skybridge is formed of a simple shell with windows running along each side, Smith's intervention involved adding LED lights behind the translucent panels, so they shine through as blocks of colour,

the lights are programmed to change in patterns, creating the impression that the hues are moving along the length of the bridge. Single-colour bars and rainbow effects are also among the configurations, Smith described the project as "a beacon for the beauty, creativity, and innovation of Detroit", it was completed with the help of local gallery Library Street Collective, and supported by Bedrock Detroit, Quicken Loans Community Fund and Wayne County, photography is by Lance Gerber, courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective, yes I know it looks pretty, but give me the pavement anyday!