Citizen’s Park is a 6.2-acre community park with streetscape and ballfield located between 24th and 22nd Avenues in Edgewater, Colorado. The park provides leisure and recreation opportunities to many of the surrounding residential communities and adjacent Edgewater Elementary School.

THK renovated the pedestrian streetscape area adjacent to W. 24th Avenue, near a prominent on-site sculpture installation. The design improves the condition of the streetscape including pavers, plantings and integration between the pedestrian zone and the recreational zone. Additionally, THK was tasked with developing a design for new improvements to the baseball field (dugouts, backstop fencing, bleacher areas, walking paths, etc.) as well as refreshing the playing surface of the field. Improvements focused on a revitalized user experience, adding new planting areas for both trees and native species, updated seating, new backstop fencing, new dugouts, and a new arrival plaza.

Many of the design choices resulted from direct feedback from the surrounding community via a design showcase open house facilitated by THK, during which residents completed surveys and residents had an opportunity to offer their input and ideas for what the new streetscape and park should be. They overwhelmingly desired the use of native materials and plants, and maintenance of the existing memorial dedications.

The first phase of construction for the new and improved Citizen’s Park was completed in summer 2024.