The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is going to start talks with its neighbors about potentially reopening a long-defunct west entrance.

Right now, the zoo only has one entrance — the main one along East 23rd Avenue, near its primary parking lot and the gift shop.

The zoo once had a western entrance, near City Park’s tennis courts, but it has been closed for over a decade.

Now the zoo is hoping to launch a one-year pilot program to test out the old entrance. A timeline hasn’t been set for the pilot program’s launch, but the zoo will start by engaging with nearby neighbors to gauge potential concerns.

Zoo spokesperson Jake Kubié said they’ll present their plans to registered neighborhood organization City Park Friends and Neighbors at the Carla Madison Recreation Center on Tuesday, Sep

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