Fears of “green gentrification” near the Park Hill Golf Course site have the city pushing for a plan around the 155 acres of Northeast Park Hill.

The neighborhood has already faced rapid home price increases in recent decades, along with most of Denver. The community has lacked a grocery store for decades. And while it once was a home of the city’s Black community and entertainment, the area has lost many of its businesses and cultural gathering spaces.

The arrival of a new park also brings fears that those changes will only grow.

In 2022, when the planning department developed its most recent plan for the area, the community identified numerous needs. Affordable housing. Avoiding displacement. Boosting small businesses and the tree canopy. Providing safe access to the park, located alo

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