{"id":5218,"date":"2014-11-04T22:32:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T05:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2014-11-04T22:32:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T05:32:58","slug":"sign-at-central-park-blvd-and-29th-warns-drivers-of-stapleton-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5218","title":{"rendered":"Sign at Central Park Blvd. and 29th Warns Drivers of Stapleton Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"stapleton-warning-sign\"<\/a>For those who have lived in Stapleton for six or more months, the rampant Stapleton crime shouldn\u2019t be news to you. No matter what reliable source you use, whether it is block captain emails, Facebook, Big Tent, Next Door, or random people at the Berkshire, you are aware of the crime pitfall of Stapleton. \u201cIt seems like every other day you hear about someone\u2019s garage getting broken into,\u201d said Stapleton resident Mike Stone. \u201cAnd of course, you have the random sightings of potential troublemakers.\u201d\n\nEven with all of these resources, not all residents are aware of the dangers of Stapleton. Plus, Stapleton residents get tens of outside visitors every year who may not know the ins and outs of our sacred neighborhood. With help from the SUN and the Stapleton MCA, the City of Denver agreed to place a \u201cwarning\u201d sign on Stapleton\u2019s second busiest intersection. The sign states, \u201cSecure valuable property. Lock your vehicle.\u201d \u201cThis was a lot of hard work by a lot of people,\u201d said MCA President Liza Kampstra. \u201cEnough is enough, and we are hoping this not only reminds our residents and visitors that we have a crime issue, it may also dissuade our Aurora neighbors from pilfering the henhouse so to speak, as they will be reminded that we are locking up our goods.\u201d SUN and the MCA have had past success in working with the city to put up signs<\/a>.\nSUN President Mike Victoria agrees that the sign should decrease neighborhood crime. \u201cWe are satisfied with where we ended up,\u201d said Victoria. \u201cThe city ultimately decided on the message, as we had other suggestions.\u201d Victoria said they submitted verbiage to the City which said, \u201cStop robbing us, Aurorans!!!,\u201d and yes, it had all three exclamation points. It is unclear how long the city is going to be willing to keep it up, but residents are hoping it will be long enough to be able to analyze whether or not it was effective. \u201cWe are hoping it will stay up for 90 days,\u201d says Kampstra. \u201cThat way we should be able to do a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data to completely understand whether it was effective or not.\u201d\nNot all Stapleton residents appreciate the sign. \u201cI think it is pretty tacky,\u201d says resident Chris Gregory. \u201cA giant digital sign that looks like it should be warning of slowing traffic or construction doesn\u2019t really fit new urbanism.\u201d Sean Ortner agrees. \u201cI mean \u2018secure valuable property and lock your vehicle?\u2019\u201d questions Ortner. \u201cWhy not add other common sense things like, \u2018wear your seat belt, never get into a land war in Asia, or don\u2019t shake a baby<\/a>.\u2019 It\u2019s just kind of unnecessary, and I am not sure how much help it will be.\u201d SUN and the MCA are working to track the data and will report data to community at the appropriate time. \u201cHopefully this helps,\u201d says Victoria. \u201cIf not, we always have other ideas<\/a> to take up the city\u2019s time with.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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