Denver voters rejected development on a 155-acre former golf course in 2023; after a land swap and $70 million bond allocation, the city is moving to permanently protect it as a public park
- Denver is moving ahead with plans to turn the former Park Hill Golf Course into a major public green space, appointing a prominent landscape architecture firm to lead its design while taking steps to safeguard the property against future development.
- The decision follows years of debate over the site’s future, culminating in a 2023 vote in which Denver residents rejected a proposal to develop the land.
- The announcement was reported by Axios Denver and The Denver Gazette on October 13, 2026.
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- Denver is moving ahead with plans to turn the former Park Hill Golf Course into a major public green space, appointing a prominent landscape architecture firm to lead its design while taking steps to safeguard the property against future development.
- The decision follows years of debate over the site’s future, culminating in a 2023 vote in which Denver residents rejected a proposal to develop the land.
- The announcement was reported by Axios Denver and The Denver Gazette on October 13, 2026.
Sources: Times of India