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Briefly describe the single most urgent issue facing the city of Denver and how it should be addressed.
The most urgent issue facing the City of Denver is the cost of housing. There are a few factors to include: Creating and training a workforce for the jobs of the future that pay wages that create generational wealth for those vulnerable to displacement, recruiting and retaining city employees that can streamline city systems and processes, creating opportunities zones that prioritize transportation centers to fast track building contracts and building permits. Work with state legislators to create property tax caps and rental cap legislation, helping to reduce the cost of building supplies by creating or strengthening local supply chains.
The most urgent issue facing the City of Denver is the cost of housing. There are a few factors to include: Creating and training a workforce for the jobs of the future that pay wages that create generational wealth for those vulnerable to displacement, recruiting and retaining city employees that can streamline city systems and processes, creating opportunities zones that prioritize transportation centers to fast track building contracts and building permits. Work with state legislators to create property tax caps and rental cap legislation, helping to reduce the cost of building supplies by creating or strengthening local supply chains.
What should Denver leaders do to address the city’s lack of affordable housing?
Affordable housing requires the cost of building supplies to go down. Affordable housing requires a strong and diverse economy. Affordable housing will require the leaders of our city to be creative on how to cap rent increases.
Affordable housing requires the cost of building supplies to go down. Affordable housing requires a strong and diverse economy. Affordable housing will require the leaders of our city to be creative on how to cap rent increases.
Do you support redevelopment at the Park Hill golf course property? Why or why not?
I do support the redevelopment at Park Hill golf course. I believe owners and investors should build a mixed-use development. This should be done with the community and the history of the community in mind. There should be smart and environmental ways to produce housing, green open spaces, and multi-modal infrastructure. The WHOLE neighborhood should be engaged and kept involved in every developmental phase. The community engagements efforts should be robust and include those living in the area, those displaced, and those vulnerable to displacement.
I do support the redevelopment at Park Hill golf course. I believe owners and investors should build a mixed-use development. This should be done with the community and the history of the community in mind. There should be smart and environmental ways to produce housing, green open spaces, and multi-modal infrastructure. The WHOLE neighborhood should be engaged and kept involved in every developmental phase. The community engagements efforts should be robust and include those living in the area, those displaced, and those vulnerable to displacement.
What should Denver leaders do to revitalize downtown Denver?
Leaders should work with the Denver Downtown Partnership to recruit organizations that will live and work downtown. We should work with the mayor’s office to find ways families can live and work downtown. We should recruit more artists and theater to make the art seen more robust downtown.
Leaders should work with the Denver Downtown Partnership to recruit organizations that will live and work downtown. We should work with the mayor’s office to find ways families can live and work downtown. We should recruit more artists and theater to make the art seen more robust downtown.
What is Denver’s greatest public safety concern and what should be done about it?
The greatest public safety concern is the eroding mental health of our residents. There is a strong correlation between addiction, domestic abuse, suicide, homelessness, and the declining mental health of our population. There are a few ways to address it: Creating properly trained citizen patrol groups to address safety and provide wellness checks. The principal purpose of these groups is to coordinate community policing with police officers and other public health officers/offices.
The greatest public safety concern is the eroding mental health of our residents. There is a strong correlation between addiction, domestic abuse, suicide, homelessness, and the declining mental health of our population. There are a few ways to address it: Creating properly trained citizen patrol groups to address safety and provide wellness checks. The principal purpose of these groups is to coordinate community policing with police officers and other public health officers/offices.
Should neighborhoods help absorb population growth through permissive zoning, or do you favor protections for single-family neighborhoods?
Neighborhoods should help absorb the population growth through permissive zoning. This may be unpopular but could help single-family homes offset some of the rising costs of living in the city.
Neighborhoods should help absorb the population growth through permissive zoning. This may be unpopular but could help single-family homes offset some of the rising costs of living in the city.
Should the city’s policy of sweeping homeless encampments continue unchanged? Why or why not?
We should treat people who are unhoused with dignity. We should create thoughtful and caring policies that will not demonize people in these very unfortunate circumstances. With that said, we should be more creative and mindful about the public health implications of homeless encampments. I do not support sweeping homeless encampments; we have to find a better way! With the cost of living in our city, at any given moment, this could be us, our friends, or our family members. Most of these people do not choose to be in these situations.
We should treat people who are unhoused with dignity. We should create thoughtful and caring policies that will not demonize people in these very unfortunate circumstances. With that said, we should be more creative and mindful about the public health implications of homeless encampments. I do not support sweeping homeless encampments; we have to find a better way! With the cost of living in our city, at any given moment, this could be us, our friends, or our family members. Most of these people do not choose to be in these situations.
Should Denver change its snow plowing policy? Why or why not.
I am not sure I know enough about the snow plowing policies to give a meaningful response.
I am not sure I know enough about the snow plowing policies to give a meaningful response.
What’s your vision for Denver in 20 years, and what would you do to help the city get there?
I think our city could benefit from a more diverse population. We should be mindful about welcoming a large block of the population back that were forced out due to the cost of living. We can do this by lowering rent and housing costs. We can do this by creating BIPOC welcome centers in order to recruit the brightest, the kindest, and the best people from all across the world, including the people who are not BIPOC. We should decrease our carbon footprint as a city and build the workforces of the future. We can do this by investing more dollars in the private and public sector to encourage and incentivize people to use public transit, buy electric vehicles, make safe and active routes to work and school, and use alternative energy in and on homes and businesses.
I think our city could benefit from a more diverse population. We should be mindful about welcoming a large block of the population back that were forced out due to the cost of living. We can do this by lowering rent and housing costs. We can do this by creating BIPOC welcome centers in order to recruit the brightest, the kindest, and the best people from all across the world, including the people who are not BIPOC. We should decrease our carbon footprint as a city and build the workforces of the future. We can do this by investing more dollars in the private and public sector to encourage and incentivize people to use public transit, buy electric vehicles, make safe and active routes to work and school, and use alternative energy in and on homes and businesses.
How better can city officials protect Denver’s environment — air quality, water supply, ground contamination? And should the city take a more active role in transit?
We should rely on officials who test and monitor our air quality, water supply, and ground contamination to protect our environment. We can work with universities to recruit and retain students to work with the city. I was on the project teams that brought the Montbello Connector and the GES Connector, a point-to-point fair free shuttle, Denver’s first transportation project since creating the voter-approved Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. I am very proud to be on this team and believe we should expand the program to other neighborhoods. We have collected some important data that shows this service positively impacts economic and environmental factors in the neighborhoods.
We should rely on officials who test and monitor our air quality, water supply, and ground contamination to protect our environment. We can work with universities to recruit and retain students to work with the city. I was on the project teams that brought the Montbello Connector and the GES Connector, a point-to-point fair free shuttle, Denver’s first transportation project since creating the voter-approved Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. I am very proud to be on this team and believe we should expand the program to other neighborhoods. We have collected some important data that shows this service positively impacts economic and environmental factors in the neighborhoods.
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