You asked: What’s with all of those “city of” parks around Denver?
Sister cities are the short of it. We did a little digging to bring you the long version.
Posts tagged with parks
RiNo has “not one public bench,” so they want to make a temporary park
"Boxyard Park" will open in mid-July at the intersection of Broadway and Blake.
Denver leaders still trying to decide whether to allow beer in parks
Drink 'em in the park if you got 'em in the park.
Denver has to decide between full-strength beer in parks — or no beer at all
Also, the Washington Park Boathouse would lose its special rules. Currently, you can only serve (not sell) beer or wine at the boathouse. The proposal is to allow full service and sale of alcohol in vents at the boathouse.
You can now submit your music to play in tiny magic doors in Denver trees
"People don't need to hear pop music, they need to hear what's happening in their neighborhood," said artist Nikki Pike, who has put up now five singing portals in five Denver parks.
Cherry Creek plan would reboot riverfront near the mall
The neighborhood known as Cherry Creek is reassessing its relationship with the body of water known as Cherry Creek.
It could cost $70 to get into Rocky Mountain National Park next summer
Getting into Rocky Mountain National Park on a day pass currently costs $20 per vehicle and $10 per person. The National Park Service is considering raising day pass prices to $70 per vehicle and $30 per person.
Denver’s new downtown plan: Urban forests, four major parks and stations for bike commuters
Denver officials say a new master plan will make downtown a greener place, potentially setting the way for several major new outdoor features.
Voters will be the next people to weigh in on Denver’s 2017 general obligation bonds
Denver City Council voted unanimously to place $937 million in borrowing for parks, libraries, roads, sidewalks and transit on the November ballot.
Renderings of the $9 million plan for Denver’s Paco Sanchez Park show “adventurous” new features
Starting this spring, the city will begin filling a quiet corner of the park along 12th just west of Federal with unusual playground equipment, resurrecting a long-debated plan that once was intended for City Park.
Denver birding app will tell you where to find dozens of species in local parks
It is no longer acceptable to point at every bird and say it's a heron.
Opinion: What if we removed Speer Boulevard?
Speer could become a collection of block-long street-level parks connected by the below-grade bike path and river channel.