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Originally Posted by COtoOC
I actually have old Stapleton neighbors who moved down to Lone Tree and they don't like it. They said they don't know any neighbors, kids don't play outside, and it's too conservative for them. Stapleton isn't "downtown urban", but it's more urban than HR or Lone Tree.
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That's funny, thinking particularly of the conservative reference. My guess is that Stapleton is more politically neutral, perhaps with a liberal lean especially if defined literally. Literally, "liberal" means not bound by traditional thinking; open to new ideas, more tolerant.
A quick check at Urban Dictionary shows they avoid any controversy by using (only) the alternative meaning of "a lot" as in a liberal portion of food. But if you click on "progressive" you
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A term that former liberals co-opted when they discovered that their delusional beliefs didn't fit any recognized definition of the word liberal.
These fools are frequently self-loathing, unsuccessful losers who can only feel better by projecting their failures onto their opponents.
A "Progressive" is identified by the following behaviors/beliefs:
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They then go onto list 13 talking points that supposedly define what progressive means. You can read for yourself by clicking. I was caught a bit by surprise but I never cease to be amazed at how pervasive propaganda from the right has become.
At this point in my life I'm as hunkered down in the middle as one can get. I go issue by issue and don't need either extreme telling me how to think.
But back in the day... in the late 60's and through the 70's I was indeed a proud liberal. I'm sure we had our faults and misconceptions but I always thought of us as visionary, caring and positive. Fast forward and no doubt many environmental concerns today are overdone, even silly. But back then the words "environment" and "environmentalism" weren't even a part of the lexicon. There was no Environmental Protection Agency. Despite occasional excesses so much good has been accomplished for the benefit our citizens and yes children who are typically more vulnerable.
I could easily go on about how the script has been so flipped... but I won't.
Moving right along...
It's easier now, given the success of Stapleton to think of how it could have been even much better. But back in the mid 1990's when it was conceptualized there had to be uncertainty as to how successful it could be given its location and large land area. I'm sure that Forest Properties (and others) saw both opportunity and risk.
Wong has pointed out (a couple of times) the secret sauce that made a huge difference; the schools. The fact that Stapleton has been so well received by the buying public is testament enough for me that Denver City Government and Forest Properties have made the right decisions.
It's Denver Perfect.
I'm also hopeful that over time the Peoria Station (I know it's not in Denver) will be dense and that the area around there and then the area between there and Stapleton or south and east of Stapleton will add a lot more density over time.
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