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East 13th Avenue Park and Garden

As Westerly Creek runs through Denver, it rarely sees the light of day. Mostly piped underground, its waters rise to street level in an East Colfax neighborhood, surfacing in a vacant lot—two acres of bare dirt, weeds, and broken glass. The low-income neighborhood residents, mostly refugees from war-torn countries, emerge into the same open space, their only option for enjoying the outdoors.

Denver Parks and Recreation Department enlisted TPL's expertise to help transform the entire lot into a community park and garden. Working closely with Denver Urban Gardens, the City, nonprofits, business partners—and most importantly, the local residents—TPL is building a park where children can play safely, families can grow fresh food, and people can gather and relax in a place they can truly call their own.

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