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Originally Posted by bulliver
^^^ Not familiar with Stapleton, but from a look on google it appears to be surrounded by industrial wasteland. No wonder no one wants to live there. YXD is surrounded on three sides by residential, a mall, and a technical college, and has an LRT line slated to come through it.
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Funny...industrial wasteland.
SOUTH STAPLETON (south of I-70)
2 sides of South Stapleton are surrounded by mature older traditional residential neighborhoods. 1 other side has a nature preserve and a few commercial office buildings (not industrial). The north side of South Stapleton is bordered by a highway and a few commercial buildings. Nothing really industrial there.
NORTH STAPLETON
The north is bordered by another massive Nature preserve with elk, buffalo, and other animals. The only bordering side that has anything considered close to industrial (which is only warehouse and commercial office) is the NE side; which Stapleton has already buffered with a light commercial office park (floor tile showrooms, window showrooms, Office Max warehouse, etc).
...and the close to completed developed parts of Stapleton are somewhat urban already. The density is pretty high considering it is new and the areas left for park land. 9000+ people (probably closer to 10000 now) in a developed 2.2 square mile area isn't bad...especially considering many plots of the developed area are still left open to accomodate mixed use, retail, and even higher density. You may not see it from satellite, but what may look like massive SF homes are often an 8-12 condo building made to look like a large home.
Also, electric commuter rail is coming right through the middle of Stapleton too. They just started construction on the line (not just "slated" for it). I actually live 3 blocks from the future rail station that will take me downtown or the airport. After it is built, a comprehensive TOD is planned immediately surrounding the station -- with ground retail/office/live-work.
Again, it would be nice if folks were fully educated on what is there now and the plan that we (affected residents and developer) have stuck to before developing false opinions.
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