The design team was led by Landscape Architect Thomas Balsley along with Project Manager Mark Minkley. The local firm of David Owen Tryba Architects and Weitz Construction, General Contractor, were also involved with the project.
“The reason that the whole park was redesigned was that over time it had failed as a public park,†said Balsley. “It failed in its ability to serve as a civic space. It was designed with sunken areas and no sidewalks along Arapahoe Street. It was designed as an urban sanctuary and less as a civic space. Unfortunately, many urban sanctuaries become sanctuaries for the homeless, runaways and drug addicts, and that's what happened here. A concerted effort for its revitalization as a civic space was made by the community and downtown civic partnership. They conducted a nationwide search for a designer, and selected us for our work in downtown areas.â€