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Park Hill Golf Course Area Plan
June 2022
Park Hill Golf Club
At least 100 acres of parks and open space, priority housing programs for existing residents, and much more
Review the draft recommendations for the future of the
Park Hill Golf Course
The draft recommendations and maps are the result of a year and a half of work with the community surrounding the golf course and balancing many different perspectives and needs. 

  • In 2021, the visioning process brought community members together in conversations that resulted in a set of eight shared priorities. Read the Prevailing Vision >

  • In early 2022, community engagement centered around multiple draft concepts that began to lay out how those shared priorities could be reflected on the site.

  • Through the community workshop in March 2022, ongoing meetings with the steering committee, and a series of Community Talks and one-on-one community navigator conversations, public feedback helped refine those initial draft concepts -- and helped craft these draft recommendations that will form the basis of the draft area plan.  
How to weigh in
The draft recommendations are presented in six categories:

  • Quality of Life, which includes parks and open space recommendations
  • Housing
  • Economy
  • Mobility
  • Design Quality
  • and Land Use

For each category, there is a 1- or 2-page PDF download that details the recommendations in that category, with photos and maps to help illustrate the recommendations where needed.

Each category also has a brief survey. Please use the surveys to share your thoughts on the individual recommendations. Surveys will remain open through July 7.
Park Hill Golf Course Mobility Board
What's next

Your input will be used to strengthen and revise the recommendations. Updated drafts will be available for a second round of review as part of a community review of the draft area plan later this summer. Feedback submitted will be shared after the online open house closes on July 7.
Come to the open house in person
If you would prefer to review the draft recommendations in person, please join us:

Self-guided, In-person Community Open House
3-7 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2022
Park Hill Golf Course Club House
4141 E. 35th Ave., Denver

Because clubhouse capacity is limited to 60 people at a time, we encourage you to sign up for a specific arrival time. This will help space out participants as they walk through the self-guided open house, minimize overcrowding and ensure as many people as possible can participate. Entry slots are every 15 minutes, but attendees are welcome to stay as long as needed.
2021 Recap: How we got here
Throughout 2021, area residents weighed in through surveys, at public workshops and events, in small groups and conversations with Community Navigators, on comment forms, and through a Community Steering Committee that met monthly.

Of the approximately 1,300 residents who completed a survey and live within one-mile of the property, 70% favored some development of the site; 22% preferred for the site to be green space only; 8% favored development-oriented uses only, without green space; and only 7% of respondents wanted to see the entire property remain a golf course.

Results were similar across all forms of public input from area residents, as detailed in the Prevailing Vision.
Residents expressed the most support for these eight shared priorities:

  1. Create a new, large park and community gathering places 
  2. Stand up an oversight committee to guide future planning and development 
  3. Preserve and expand the tree canopy to combat urban heat island effects in this area 
  4. Add youth and recreational sports opportunities 
  5. Include a variety of affordable (income-restricted) housing options, including for-sale units 
  6. Address food insecurity by including space for grocery and fresh food choices 
  7. Create space for local businesses and businesses owned by people of color 
  8. Employ strategies to mitigate involuntary displacement 
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Let's connect: Arrange a meeting or workshop for your community group
If you have a community group and would like city staff to attend a meeting, please let us know! We are meeting with residents virtually on Zoom and are happy to set up presentations, Q&A sessions, or just listening sessions where we can hear from your members directly.