Where The Work Begins

Housing is temporary, but homes are forever. I believe that anyone who wants to make the Montbello/ Green Valley Ranch area home should be able to do so regardless of their income level. Housing is a temporary solution that is being used loosely to mean apartments. Let’s get homes that are affordable for all of our neighbors in D11.  We can introduce a down payment assistance program specifically for District 11 and work with developers and lenders to make this happen.

Our district is inundated with corporations owning properties. Whether it be single-family homes or apartments. These corporations often outbid potential homebuyers in our community by overpaying $200K more. It’s time to put a stop to this and take our neighborhood back from corporations. By stopping the purchase of single-family homes in Denver and not allowing build-to-rent homes, we can preserve existing homes and have new ones built for everyone to afford.  In addition to this, we can ensure that corporations who an excessive amount of properties are taxed properly and not as individuals.

Mental health is important even on good days. Our youth should have access to mental health services, available to them exclusively. This can serve as an opening for them to express themselves and not hold onto emotional trauma. This is also good for families to work through traumatic life experiences and life issues we all face that sometimes become too heavy to deal with. With the help of local churches and other present community members, we can solve this issue together.

As a service worker for RTD, Denver’s transit system, I know firsthand how important it is to have a transit system that works for the people. We need a safer, cleaner, and more efficient RTD. We can achieve this by having RTD convert the buses that have upholstered seats to plastic seating. This makes long-term maintenance easier and results in cleaner surfaces. Add more routes for the District 11 area that makes it easier for riders to get around Montbello and Green Valley Ranch seamlessly. We need a concrete barrier to separate the street from the bike lanes and widen sidewalks. 

Veo scooters and bikes are popular but we are seeing an uprising in preventable accidents. Helmets should be required, and there needs to be a speed governor to encourage safe riding. A conversation needs to be had about the safety of sidewalk riding, as street riding has proven to be dangerous. 

Pedestrian paths should be introduced and carefully cultivated to encourage walking.