Overview

• Hundreds attended an open house at Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center as the city presented a draft framework for the 155-acre park.
• Residents can continue to weigh in through ParkHillPark.org and city surveys as the early design and engagement phase moves forward.
• Some longtime neighbors said Black and Latino voices were underrepresented, urging door-to-door canvassing and more direct outreach.
• City leaders reiterated goals to keep surrounding areas affordable and to pursue needs like grocery access and housing on nearby blocks.
• The site marks Denver’s largest single private-land purchase for a park and would be the city’s biggest new park since 1911 and its fourth largest overall.