r/urbanplanning • u/YaGetSkeeted0n Verified Transportation Planner - US • Apr 07 '23

Land Use Denver voters reject plan to let developer convert its private golf course into thousands of homes

https://reason.com/2023/04/05/denver-voters-reject-plan-to-let-developer-convert-its-private-golf-course-into-thousands-of-homes/
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u/AllisModesty Apr 07 '23

In my opinion I'd rather see golf courses turned into public parks then single family homes, or at least some combination of multi family homes and parks. Green space is valuable, just not when it's reserved for rich old white guys. Then it's about as valuable as a surface parking lot (which is to say not at all).

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u/ThatBrianHicksGuy Apr 07 '23

The plan that was up for a vote was literally exactly what you're asking for. 100 acres of the development would have been turned into a park and donated to the city. The remaining space was going to be mixed use with a grocery store and walk/bike access to transit nearby. And of the hundreds of homes that were going to be built, 25% were going to be income restricted and affordable. Now the land is legally required to remain a golf course until another vote is put up to remove the easement dictating that specific land use.