Show Notes
A once-in-a-lifetime park is coming to Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood. Jolon Clark from Denver Parks & Recreation and Anna Cawrse from Sasaki join Stephanie to discuss what it’ll take to convert this former 155-acre golf course into Denver’s newest regional park in over 100 years.
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