{"id":7132,"date":"2017-08-24T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T03:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7132"},"modified":"2020-07-04T02:51:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T02:51:18","slug":"leaving-stapleton-for-first-time-in-months-resident-experiences-shttiness-of-denver-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7132","title":{"rendered":"Leaving Stapleton for First Time in Months, Resident Experiences Sh#ttiness of Denver Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you live in Stapleton, for many reasons, you may choose to not leave the hood or even have to leave Stapleton that often. With The Stanley and Eastbridge town center, there are plenty of good restaurants, so you don\u2019t have to leave for food and drink<\/a>. Most of the neighborhood kids attend one of the many great Stapleton schools<\/a> and have their activities<\/a> in the area. Stapleton even has an inordinate number of people who work remotely, so they don\u2019t have to drive into an office. And finally, with the train<\/a>, if you need to go downtown or the airport, you can park and ride anywhere along the A-Line to get where you need to go without having to be in a car for more than five minutes. Stapleton residents are very lucky to not have to be out in their cars driving around outside of Stapleton that much. The Denver population continues to grow, and so does the number of vehicles on the road. Stapleton resident Bradley Meehan realized this all too well on his recent trip outside of Stapleton. \u201cI had to pick something up in the highlands and was on I-70,\u201d said Meehan. “I couldn\u2019t believe how packed the roads were. It was two in the afternoon. It wasn\u2019t like morning or afternoon rush hour, this was two. It was ridiculous.\u201d Luckily, Bradley says he rarely needs to leave Stapleton by car. \u201cIf I do go in a car, it\u2019s usually by Uber and usually later in the evening, so traffic is a little better. But apparently, if you are going anywhere in Denver between 6AM and 7PM, you\u2019re pretty much screwed. I never remember it being this bad.\u201d Meehan recommends to other Stapleton residents they should just stay put, unless they absolutely have to be in their car outside of Stapleton. \u201cMoving forward, I refuse to drive between those peak hours, or what essentially is half the day. I\u2019ll train if I have to, or even ride a bike. Hell, I really don\u2019t have that many reasons to leave Stapleton anymore. But, every once in a while, I treat myself to a train ride to the city. Traffic is just way to sh#tty for me to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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