Park Hill Park | Open House 3_English

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¡ Bienvenidos!

Park Hill Park Open House

¡Casa Abuerta de Parque Park Hill!

We’ve gathered your feedback since April through in-person events and three online surveys. With your input, we have refined the draft preferred framework to create a final preferred framework.

Today, we want to show you the conclusion of the visioning process!

Nosotros hemos recolectado sus opiniones durante el verano mediante eventos en persona y encuestas en línea. Con tus aportaciones, hemos creado un borrador del Proyecto, combinando las mejores ideas y los usos más valorados de las 3 ideas principales.

Hoy, queremos saber si lo entendimos bien y ¡qué parte del diseño les gustaría visitar!

Today’s Process el proceso de hoy

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Lo que escuchamos

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Visioning & Framework Plan

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Next Steps Visión para el parque y plan marco Próximos pasos

¡Usted

Park Hill Park Schedule

Parque Park Hill Cronograma

Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) is working with the community to convert a former golf course into a 155-acre public park in the heart of the city. The site will be the largest addition to Denver’s park system in more than a century.

¿En qué consiste el proyecto?

El Departamento de Parques y Recreación (DPR) de Denver está trabajando con la comunidad para convertir un antiguo campo de golf en un parque público de 155 acres en el corazón de la ciudad. Este espacio será rediseñado como la incorporación más grande al sistema de parques de Denver en más de un siglo.

Visit the project website to stay up to date with events, surveys, and happenings! Also use this QR code to access Spanish versions of all printed materials today. ¡Visita el sitio web del proyecto para mantenerte al día con eventos, encuestas y novedades! También use el código QR para acceder a las versiones en español de todos los materiales impresos.

The Engagement Process

How You Informed the Vision

What & Who We Heard

Survey Responses by Zip Code

• Walking/running trails

Art & murals • Stage / pavilion for events and music Family-based activities

• Make the zone even larger

• Include more native plants and pollinator gardens

• Add more trees and shade for cooling

• Separate bike and pedestrian paths, even dirt trails for runners

• Most requested addition is a swimming pool

• Pickleball courts

• Making the sports zone smaller

• Disc Golf

• Tennis Courts

• Desire for both active recreation and peaceful nature spaces

• Need for programming without over-development

• Community access while managing regional draw

• Modern amenities within natural settings

• Make play areas larger

• More shade structures, trees over playgrounds

• Move Play areas closer to neighborhood

• Make sure there is inclusive/ accessible playground equipment

• Separate play areas for different age groups

Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles have been refined per your feedback!

We incorporated your feedback throughout the process to develop these final guiding principles. The principles will shape the plan as future detail is developed in collaboration with the community and as the park is constructed. In addition to guiding the communities aspirations, and expectations for the project, these principles will serve as success metrics for park features, amenities, and implementation.

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Fostering Belonging & Joy…

By prioritizing health, celebration, and inclusive public spaces that welcome people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities, where everyone can seek joy, cultural connection, and respite.

Celebrating Denver’s Culture and Honoring History…

Through public art, community-led storytelling, and cultural programming that repairs historical harm (particularly against communities of color), builds community identity, and fosters authentic representation.

A Place for the Serene and the Vibrant…

In a park that serves everyday active uses – from the organized to the adventurous –and everyday passive recreational uses –focused on connection to nature and each other, while also supporting larger athletic, community, and cultural events.

Building a Modern Resilient Park…

That provides an ecological sanctuary through native landscapes, biodiversity, water-wise design, habitat creation, and climate adaptation thus connecting environmental health with human health and mental wellbeing.

Creating your Framework

We heard what you said about each Big Idea. With your feedback, we created one preferred framework that merges the most popular uses and greatest neighborhood need. The ideas below align with the guiding principles and helped shape the framework plan

Celebrating Denver’s Culture and Honoring History…

A Place for the Serene and the Vibrant…

Building a Modern Resilient Park…

Fostering Belonging and Joy…

A Once In A Century Park!

The City and County of Denver’s Parks & Recreation (DPR) Department is working closely with the community to convert a former golf course into a 155-acre public park in the heart of the city. The site, which operated as a private golf course from the 1930s until 2018, will be ecologically restored and redesigned as the largest addition to Denver’s park system in more than a century. Park Hill Park will soon stand as the city’s fourth-largest park—providing a

resource in an area long underserved by premier parks and greenways.

Park Hill Park

Circulation and Access

siTe sysTems

The hierarchy of circulation follows park program use and destination. All major areas are connected through accessible paths. A primary circulation loop connects all key experiences and program areas. Parking is strategically located on the edges of the park, which is also near major activity spaces.

Primary Circulation

Secondary Circulation

Tertiary Circulation

Nature/Minor Paths

Artway

Circulation and Access

look and feel

The hierarchy of circulation follows park program use and destination. All major areas are connected through accessible paths.

A continuous main route that connects all major park destinations in a clear, accessible loop that accomodates all pedestrian and bike circulation.

Loop Path

Supporting routes that branch off primary circulation to connect key areas with moderate traffic flow.

Secondary Park Circulation

Designated paths that allow people to move through natural landscapes while minimizing environmental impact.

The key movement routes designed for the high volumes of pedestrian traffic.

Primary Park Circulation

Minor or local routes intended for low traffic, providing direct access to specific destinations.

Tertiary Park Circulation

Park Program and Amenities

acTive and passive recreaTion

Park Program and Amenities look and

feel

A diversity of play, adventure, and active recreation opportunities are proposed for the park, most of which are concentrated along the western portion of the site.

Park Ecology

naTural sysTems

Ecosystem restoration and habitat enhancement drives design ideas. A range of native habitat types are proposed, providing wildife habitat, pollinator forage, and ecosystem services. Resilient native plantings are well-adapted to Denver’s semi-arid climate and reduces irrigation demand, while providing respite in nature for visitors.

Shortgrass Prairie Legend

Upland Native Shrubs

Wetland

Intermittent Stormwater ribbon

Riparian Herbaceous

Riparian Forest Canopy

Upland Forest Canopy

Native Pollinator Gardens

Bluegrass Lawn

Athletic Fields

Park Ecology look

and feel

Ecosystem restoration and habitat enhancement drives many design moves.

Park Hydrology & Stormwater

WaTer sysTems

Capturing and cleansing stormwater is a key element of the project. The approach follows existing overall site grading and drainage to treat 100% of stormwater on site. The intermittent stormwater ribbon collects runoff from all areas of the site to create an educational, ecological, and interactive experience. There are several integrated stormwater strategies, including parking lot green infrastructure, a flow-through wetland, building runoff and capture, and vegetative filtering.

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BuildingRunoff&Recapture

Park Hydrology & Stormwater

look and feel

Capturing and cleansing stormwater to make it an educational and experiential aspect of the site is a key element of the project.

Park Activity Perspective

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Schedule & Next Steps

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Planning & Design

The comprehensive evaluation of a park site’s physical, environmental, social, and regulatory conditions to inform and guide the design process.

The collaborative process of defining the goals, values, desired outcomes, and establishing a preferred framework for the project that will guide concept design.

The stage where preliminary ideas and spatial layouts are developed into a detailed illustrative plan that explore and communicate the design direction.

Initial design ideas are developed into a more detailed site plan that define the park’s layout, spatial organization, planting strategies, lighting, and materials.

Schematic design is further refined, specifying materials, plant selections, grading, structures, and construction details to produce a comprehensive, coordinated plan ready for construction documentation.

Detailed drawings, specifications, and instructions are prepared to guide contractors in the accurate construction and implementation of the park design.

Process of obtaining approvals from relevant regulatory agencies before construction can begin.

The process of sourcing, selecting, and contracting vendors, suppliers, or contractors to provide the materials, services, or labor needed to execute the project

Example of Design and Documentation Process

Gatton Park, KY

How to Stay Involved

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Sign up for updates

Suscríbete para recibir actualizaciones

Sign up at the front desk, or on the website: parkhillpark.org

Inscríbase en la recepción o en el sitio web: parkhillpark.org

Follow along on social media

Siga nuestras redes sociales

@denverparksrec

Denver Park and Recreation

Stay engaged with the project website

Manténgase involucrado a través del sitio web del proyecto

Visit the project website to stay up to date with events, surveys, and happenings!

Visite el sitio web del proyecto para mantenerse al día con los eventos, las encuestas y las novedades.