Your Honest take on SE Aurora

[DallasYankee]

Very interesting thread;
we're heading out to Aurora in February from Virginia Beach VA and are familiarizing ourselves with the area as much as we can now.

I've seen the term SouthEast Aurora mentioned quite a few times so I'm wondering. If you could split up Aurora into North, South, East, and West, which roads/streets would delineate Aurora (and Southeast Aurora)?

Hm Aurora Mall / Central Aurora: Which roads border that area? Just so we know to be wary of it when searching. thanks!

The job that my husband is transferring to is at East CentreTech Parkway. That looks like Northeast Aurora, judging from the Google map.

Also it sounds like 'green-living' is a big thing out in Colorado. There are quite a few discussions here which reference 'carbon footprint', for example. My husband has a 45 minute commute currently which is no fun. We intend to change that with the move to Aurora.

Also, which gyms would be worth investigating there in Aurora? We both enjoy aerobic/kickboxing/yoga/weight training classes.

Many thanks in advance!

DY

[cory81]

SE Aurora is very beautiful with new development and a hip outdoor mall, but you are trapped in a toll zone that will donate your money to the state government every day you try to leave the area. For people who can afford it, it's a good place to live and it's peaceful and nice, IMO.

[David Aguilar]

Originally Posted by DallasYankee

Very interesting thread;
we're heading out to Aurora in February from Virginia Beach VA and are familiarizing ourselves with the area as much as we can now.

I've seen the term SouthEast Aurora mentioned quite a few times so I'm wondering. If you could split up Aurora into North, South, East, and West, which roads/streets would delineate Aurora (and Southeast Aurora)?

Hm Aurora Mall / Central Aurora: Which roads border that area? Just so we know to be wary of it when searching. thanks!

The job that my husband is transferring to is at East CentreTech Parkway. That looks like Northeast Aurora, judging from the Google map.

Also it sounds like 'green-living' is a big thing out in Colorado. There are quite a few discussions here which reference 'carbon footprint', for example. My husband has a 45 minute commute currently which is no fun. We intend to change that with the move to Aurora.

Also, which gyms would be worth investigating there in Aurora? We both enjoy aerobic/kickboxing/yoga/weight training classes.

Many thanks in advance!

DY

The Aurora Mall area is roughly bordered by Alameda, Chambers, Mississippi and I-225. It's not a bad area, just a place where there happen to be a lot of non-white people. I used to live just west of there, and the only thing missing from the area was pretentiousness.

In simpler terms IMO:

North Aurora - everything north of 1st Ave

Central Aurora - everything between 1st Ave and Iliff Ave.

South Aurora - everything between Iliff Ave and Quincy Ave.

SE Aurora - roughly corresponds to zips 80015 and 80016. Anything south of Quincy Ave, east of Parker Road, north of the Douglas county line and west of what resembles Kansas. Though, as an aside, the SE Aurora most people refer to here is the area around Smoky Hill Rd/E-470 and the Southlands Mall.

Centretech Pkwy could be considered Central Aurora, or East-Central Aurora. Not too far from City Hall and the courts and stuff.

I don't know what all the fuss is about carbon footprints -- if you have the money to support what others consider to be a 'ridiculous lifestyle', then, by all means, feel free to live your life as you please. It's just another one of those "I'm better than you, because" "keeping up with the Jones" things people like to argue about.

I am for a short commute, but don't do it based on the pressuring of other people. Do it because YOU want to.

I'm no fan of SE Aurora myself (the newer parts come off to me as a place where people that worry about impressing other people they don't really like live), but it's not a ridiculous commute to CentreTech, and even on the worst days won't take 45 minutes.

Nonetheless, go where you like, and enjoy your new Colorado life!

[DallasYankee]

Thanks cory and David. Much appreciated.
The reason I asked about the 'carbon footprint' thing is because I read references to the 'going green' slang in a few other threads, and during my interview in September that sort of thing came up just as part of conversation. So I was just curious.

My husband's current commute is about an hour. Been doing that for nearly 3 years and it sucks. 30 miles one way. So we am looking forward to a shorter commute; that way he can do something with his life besides drive to work and back. We live in Virginia Beach, but the job is in the middle of nowhere, just 1 stoplight north of North Carolina. We just chalked it up as a bad choice. Anyway. We're looking forward to changing that.

Also thanks for the info about the streets; we can get our bearings better with that information.

We are looking forward to heading out to Colorado. We've been on the East coast for almost 6 years, after being in Dallas for 8 years. Dallas is our favorite city, but we'll see how Denver pans out. We are confident we will be happier there than in Virginia Beach, for numerous reasons.