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 Stapleton International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stapleton was opened on October 17, 1929 as Denver Municipal Airport, which was later renamed to Stapleton Airfield after expansion in 1944.
The probable cause of the crash was the failure of the flight crew to have the aircraft de-iced prior to take-off and the over-rotation of the aircraft on take-off.
Stapleton is by far the largest neighborhood in the city of Denver, and an eastern portion of the redevelopment site lies in the neighboring city of Aurora.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stapleton_Airport   (978 words)

  
 Smart Communities Network: Green Buildings Success Stories
Stapleton's land use planning and community design stress the creation of compact, mixed use communities that are walkable and transit-oriented in order to reduce automobile dependence and emissions and increase the efficiency of service delivery.
Stapleton is also creating training and skill development programs designed to provide area residents with the work skills needed by employers operating on the Stapleton site, and developers are establishing programs that encourage the participation of youth and entrepreneurs, particularly from minority communities.
The Stapleton Development Corporation has secured more than $3 million in non-city grants from private sector foundations and other entities for the preservation of open space and the development of recreational facilities; neighborhood youth employment and training and environmental, conservation and renewable energy programs.
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org /success/stapleton.shtml   (831 words)

  
 Stapleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stapleton is the name of some places in the United States of America:
Stapleton, Staten Island, a neighborhood in New York City
Stapleton International Airport, the former airport serving Denver, Colorado
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stapleton   (163 words)

  
 Terrain.org - Denver's Stapleton: Green Urban Infill for the Masses? by Michael Leccese
Stapleton’s scale—it is the region’s second-largest housing development after 22,000-acre Highlands Ranch in nearby Douglas County—and its social intentions may make a difference by offering an urban alternative for a broader regional population.
The former airport’s 975 acres of concrete and asphalt are being ground up for new road base and concrete aggregate, recycling 6 million tons of material in the process, while reducing pressure to mine for new sand and gravel.
Tucked in among Stapleton’s homes, DSST is planned to draw half its students from Stapleton and half from low-income, minority, and female kids from throughout the city—the groups usually excluded from science and tech education.
www.terrain.org /articles/17/leccese.htm   (2945 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Stapleton Center for Healthy Living's mission is to co-create a shared commitment by all Stapleton neighbors to advance the health and well being of ourselves, each other and the community as a whole.
Stapleton Center for Healthy Living will serve as a place to advance knowledge around the care of communities, through supervised learning programs, community educational activities and community participatory research in areas such as wellness programs, chronic disease management, parenting and the relationship between health and neighborhood design.
The Stapleton Center for Healthy Living's philosophy is to not to be only reactive to health concerns, but proactive through education and involvement in wellness and prevention programs tailored to the needs of the community and empowering people to advance the health of themselves their neighbors and neighborhood.
fammed.uchsc.edu /clinical/stapleton.aspx   (1432 words)

  
 Concrete Thinking for Sustainable Development | World Record Recycling Project | Portland Cement Association (PCA)
After 66 years of operations, Stapleton International Airport had grown to become one of the busiest airports in the United States, with its concrete runways and concourses sprawling over the outskirts of Denver, Colorado.
The ongoing transformation of old Stapleton Airport into a family-friendly residential and commercial community illustrates the durability, versatility, and sustainable properties of concrete.
Developers are conserving resources by using the existing concrete from old Stapleton Airport and recycling it for use in the new Stapleton development and in other projects.
www.cement.org /concretethinking/case_stapleton.asp   (391 words)

  
 CO Sprawl Action Center
History: After deciding to construct the new Denver International Airport and close the Stapleton Airport in 1989, the city of Denver began extensive community outreach to develop a plan for how to redevelop the large piece of land where the old airport was located.
In 1995, Stapleton Airport officially closed and the City Council amended the city's Comprehensive Plan to include the Stapleton Development Plan, or "Green Book", as the guiding vision for the new community.
The Clayburn at Stapleton will be strategically located across the street from a 30-acre park and adjacent to the 29th Ave Town Center with a grocery store and retail stores.
www.sprawlaction.org /halloffame/EStapleton.html   (944 words)

  
 Preservation Online: Story of the Week Archives: Runway Model City
When the 1929 Stapleton Airport closed in 1995, Denver adopted a 25-year plan to remove its hangars and runways and build houses, schools, offices, parks, dry cleaners, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and grocery, clothing, and hardware stores.
When the Stapleton communities are finished in 15 years, there will be 12,000 homes and apartments built to house 30,000 residents, from singles to seniors, retail clerks to corporate executives, first-time buyers to empty nesters.
At Stapleton, the most controversial project so far was construction of a big-box retail center with a Wal-Mart and Home Depot—a way for both the developer and the city to boost tax revenue.
www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arch_story/041103.htm   (887 words)

  
 Parsons Project Profile--Stapleton Brownfield Remediation
The former Stapleton Airport is now a landmark brownfield redevelopment site—the largest urban infill project in the nation and the first urban airport redevelopment project in the United States.
Once an outdated airport, new homes sit where runways use to be, and they are selling at a premium in Denver’s latest thriving community, a shining example of sustainable development.
This award was based on Stapleton’s commitment to protect and provide access to the natural environment, incorporate a mix of land use, use land in an efficient and innovative manner, encourage multiple transportation options, respect local tradition, and take advantage of infill opportunities.
www.parsons.com /about/press_rm/potm/08-2005/index.html   (589 words)

  
 Denver International Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Deep in the heart of Denver International Airport lies the central mechanical plant, where equipment grinds, hums and churns 24 hours a day to supply hot and chilled water to the maze of tunnels and concourses at DIA.
A 2500-ton electric chiller located at the defunct Stapleton International Airport was no longer being used, and it was determined that this smaller electric chiller could resolve both issues.
Relocating the chiller from Stapleton to DIA posed what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles however.
www.trautman-shreve.com /services/projects/proj_denver_airport.html   (961 words)

  
 Stapleton Corporation
Stapleton’s open space system builds on Denver’s rich park legacy of traditional community parks and recreation facilities, parkways and greenbelts connecting neighborhoods, natural features defining the city and a visionary string of mountain parks.
The Stapleton open space system is a blend of the best of Denver’s past and present parks and a new attention to Denver’s lost landscapes and critical need for environmental stewardship.
Reconnecting Stapleton to the rest of the city and region.
www.stapletoncorp.com /parks.htm   (497 words)

  
 Stapleton's Final Flight
Stapleton airport finally closed late in the evening of Feb 27, 1995.
Airport and weather related delays soon became a thing of the past.
It's a bit further from the runway than the spot was at Stapleton, but larger jets (wide bodies) are easily within reach of a 200mm lens.
geocities.com /~aeromoe/stapleton.html   (1090 words)

  
 Stapleton - Forest City Enterprises   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Stapleton, residents and businesses alike can feel they are part of a real and growing community - one that combines all the benefits of a quiet, close-knit neighborhood with the enriching environment and conveniences of a diverse urban center.
One of the greatest challenges involved in the redevelopment of Stapleton has been the need for Forest City to coordinate and implement a range of development activities that are nearly unprecedented in their scope, due to the ambitious nature of this, one of the largest urban redevelopments in the nation.
Stapleton Stapleton Stapleton presents a new ideal for urban living.
www.forestcity.net /projects_detail_mixed.asp?id=384   (1395 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Airport
At that time, the Airport’s location was considered far outside the urban area, and much of the development you see around the Airport today – the residential, commercial and retail – didn’t exist.
The airport is home to a number of Colorado's largest companies and generates a significant amount of business traffic for Denver and Colorado.
The Centennial Airport Board of Commissioners, as well as the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners has long stated that Centennial is, and should remain, a general aviation reliever airport for DIA.
www.co.arapahoe.co.us /Community/Airports/faq.asp   (1017 words)

  
 stpltn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
But three and one half years after Denver's $5 billion new airport drew the nation's attention, the old airport is grabbing back the spotlight.
Denver's Mayor, Wellington E. Webb, has vowed that Stapleton, which is city property, will include low- and moderate-income housing, but that collides with a mandate by the Federal Aviation Administration, which was a source of many grants for improvements at Stapleton, to sell airport land at fair market value.
In a north-south arc, the wildlife refuge, Stapleton and Lowry seem to channel Denver's future growth to the east.
menic.utexas.edu /~bennett/__cwd/stpltn.htm   (1089 words)

  
 Airbrushing Stapleton(Denver mayor) from history - OD Board
The Stapleton Redevelopment Project is phasing out the Stapleton name because the old airport was named after a former mayor who had ties with the Ku Klux Klan.
Stapleton was Denver's old airport before it was replaced by Denver International Airport.
The name Stapleton is what the area is known for and has been redefined, meaning most people do not think of the mayor, or his ties to the KKK, when the name Stapleton is mentioned.
www.originaldissent.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3482   (173 words)

  
 Fall 2000 Sprawl Report- Sprawl - Sierra Club
Stapleton Airport was built in the late 1920s just a half-dozen miles from what was then Denver's city line.
By 1989, as the airport's commercial use was about to end, planning for the future of the site began.
The Stapleton conversion also sets aside at least one-third of the area to preserve Sand Creek, an important wetland.
www.sierraclub.org /sprawl/50statesurvey/colorado.asp   (580 words)

  
 Stapleton Airport reuse plan ready for takeoff. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services > Architectural, ...
The Denver city council this month is expected to consider adoption of a $1.4 million redevelopment plan for the obsolete Stapleton Airport.
Stapleton was to cease operating when its replacement, the much-delayed Denver International Airport, opened at the end of February.
The recently released plan was prepared by the nonprofit Stapleton Redevelopment Foundation, working with the city and a consulting team that included two Denver-based firms, BRW Inc. and Civitas.
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/496715-1.html   (662 words)

  
 Sell Stapleton.com :: Your Complete Stapleton Resource :: Denver, CO
Stapleton Realty, LLC is a full service Real Estate company working with both buyers and sellers to achieve their goals.
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www.sellstapleton.com /about_stapletonrealty.php   (886 words)

  
 Georgia Airports Association
Airport managers, security officers, airport authority/commission members, supervisors, and fixed base operators are all encouraged to attend.
Bob Stapleton, Airport Manager of the Griffin Spalding Airport, is the conference coordinator and chairman.
It is critically important to the future of our industry that we work together to address airport security issues in a proactive manner and consider making sound and reasonable recommendations to those responsible for development of new security programs for all airports.
www.georgiaairports.org /secconf.htm   (344 words)

  
 Stapleton Corporation
With the Denver skyline in the background, a deer crosses the Stapleton space.
The Stapleton Development Corporation (SDC) is a private sector, non profit entity created by Mayor Wellington E. Webb and the Denver City Council in 1995 to oversee the disposition of the former Stapleton International Airport.
The Stapleton Development Corporation is charged with the responsibility to implement the Stapleton Development Plan, a community-based vision for creating new jobs, housing, and open space, on the 4,700 acres airport property that lies in the heart of the Denver metropolitan area.
www.stapletoncorp.com   (285 words)

  
 FTG - Information - Background
However, the cargo bubble burst in 1993 and the result was a general aviation airport that was land-rich (2/3 the size of the old Stapleton International Airport) and had a runway system well beyond the current or future needs of its customer base.
Beginning 1994 the Airport was given a mandate to "Operate Like a Business" and achieve a reputation as being "General Aviation Friendly." Operating like a business paid off as the Airport's viability was recognized and the private sector began to invest in the Airport.
The project was completed December 2002, giving the Airport the ability to connect general aviation passengers to schedule airlines at DIA in 25 minutes.
www.ftg-airport.com /info_background.html   (832 words)

  
 The National Academy of Public Administration
Recognizing Stapleton as a lead experiment in the new healthy lifestyle thrust, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has made a $200,000 “Active Living by Design” grant to encourage land use, street designs, transportation, recreation, even school policies that encourage walking, biking and sports at the site and in nearby Denver neighborhoods.
Stapleton’s list of “draws” for a new urban lifestyle is extensive.
Stapleton’s also making a big effort to work with the Denver public school system to create new schools with strong middle class appeal, including America’s first school building with both a regular and a charter elementary school under the same roof --one focused on a “core knowledge”
www.napawash.org /resources/peirce/Peirce_8_19_04.html   (928 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Airport: Video: Ross Hunter,George Seaton,Van Heflin,Maureen Stapleton,Barry Nelson,Dana Wynter,Lloyd ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The original "Airport" (released in theaters in 1970 and nominated for many Academy Awards, including "Best Picture") is a good movie that never fails to entertain (IMHO), regardless of the number of previous screenings.
And as if that weren't enough to keep airport General Manager "Mel Bakersfeld" (Burt Lancaster) busy, he's also got to contend with an angry group of citizens from a nearby town who want the airport shut down due to aircraft flying too low over their homes late at night.
The Universal edition is part of the 2-Disc "Airport Terminal Pack", which gathers all four films from the "Airport" franchise in one nice, compact DVD boxed set.
www.amazon.com /Airport-Ross-Hunter/dp/B0009L94IY   (2094 words)

  
 The urban quarry: the former Stapleton Airport in Denver becomes a high-profile recycling project - C&D Series - ...
While commercial airport closings are rare, the scaling back of the number of military bases that has taken place in the past 10 years has resulted in several military airfields being de-commissioned.
In the mid-1990s, as construction of the new Denver International Airport proceeded, the City of Denver formed a committee to begin making plans and holding public forums concerning the redevelopment of the seven square miles of land comprising Stapleton Airport.
His involvement with the foundation ensured that the recycling of demolition materials generated at the airport remained on the redevelopment agenda.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KWH/is_12_40/ai_96194792   (903 words)

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