The Green at 38th

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Aerial concept design of the new Green at 38th Park with amenities and locations labeled

The Green at 38th, as of Friday 8/8/2025, is now open to the public! The official grand opening, which the whole community is invited to, is on Saturday, September 6th with activities and entertainment from 8am-9pm and the formal ribbon cutting at 10am.

The project team continues to do minor work at the site, but are excited to get this new space open to everyone ahead of schedule.

In 2018, the City of Wheat Ridge began public engagement on a project to transform the area between Stevens Elementary and 38th Ave into a future public gathering space. During the fall 2021 engagement phase, 177 respondents completed the project survey, ~30 attended the public meeting, and ~1,100 users visited the online project page. You can see the results from this engagement in the ""November 2021 Updates" section.

Check for updates on this page for information on this project.

The Green at 38th, as of Friday 8/8/2025, is now open to the public! The official grand opening, which the whole community is invited to, is on Saturday, September 6th with activities and entertainment from 8am-9pm and the formal ribbon cutting at 10am.

The project team continues to do minor work at the site, but are excited to get this new space open to everyone ahead of schedule.

In 2018, the City of Wheat Ridge began public engagement on a project to transform the area between Stevens Elementary and 38th Ave into a future public gathering space. During the fall 2021 engagement phase, 177 respondents completed the project survey, ~30 attended the public meeting, and ~1,100 users visited the online project page. You can see the results from this engagement in the ""November 2021 Updates" section.

Check for updates on this page for information on this project.

  • City Council Moves Forward with Elements of Both Concepts, Final Design

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    At the May 16th, 2022 City Council study session, the two final Concept Designs and results from public engagement were presented to City Council for their review, discussion and feedback. Council directed the project team to move forward with elements of both Concepts, with the final layout aligning closer with Concept A. The project now enters the final design phase with construction scheduled for summer 2024.

  • 38th Ave Business Survey Results

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    In April 2022, city staff went door to door with a tablet to survey local businesses about the project and get their input on amenities, concept preference, and design considerations. See the documents tab for the survey results.

  • Stevens Elementary School 4th Grade Activities

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    In April 2022, city staff worked with 4th grade classes at Stevens Elementary on two project activities. First, the students designed their own new park on a blank template of the space. Second, the students worked within a "$100" budget to create the new space and it's amenities.

  • November 2021 Project Update

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    Based on positive feedback from the community for both Concept A and Concept B, staff will be presenting this information to city council in the near future to determine a final preferred alternative.

    The survey results, summaries and examples of the feedback and the updated Concept B have been added as their own section under the "November 2021 Project Update Documents" section.

  • Project Concept Options Video (12 minutes)

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  • Concepts A and B

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    See the "Concept A" and "Concept B" Document folders on the right-side of this page (towards the bottom) for more plans and images of both concepts!Green at 38th Concept A designGreen at 38th Concept B design

  • Public Meeting-Wednesday, September 15th

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    A public meeting was held at Wheat Ridge Recreation Center on Wednesday, September 15th. The information you are seeing here was presented to meeting attendees. Approximately 30 residents attended the meeting which was lead by our consultant, The Architerra Group.

Page last updated: 13 Aug 2025, 04:19 PM