OUR
PRIORITIES

You want your city council to be responsive and forward thinking while preserving Takoma Park values.

None of us are experts in all of the topics from smart growth

to climate change and citizen safety.

We need your expertise to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.

I'm listening.

Other topics to come.

Connect Takoma

Think across the wards. Our city is a summation of all that has happened in it, and will happen. I know when I walk down the leafy...

Respect Takoma

Governing for Equity: Implementing an Equity Lens in Takoma Park Like many families in Takoma Park, mine is a mix of race and gender...

Protect Takoma

From Climate Change. I've spent a lot of time on my own learning about climate change, was an intern at Citizens Climate Lobby, and began...

Erect Takoma

What is Smart Growth for TakomaPark? First, how do we define Takoma Park? Do residents of Ward 1 describe it the same way as those in...

Inspect Takoma

Property taxes, as you well know, are connected inextricably to the budget. More and more people I talk to wonder if we should have...

Reflect Takoma

Some of us think COVID is behind us, some of us think it's here to stay. All of us know what toll it's taken on our families, our...

The Junction

What to do about it? What can we do about it at this stage? Several residents, but not a majority, have asked about it while I've been...

Takoma Metro and EYA

The latest iteration of the proposed development at the Takoma Metro proposes a mixed use building with up to 320 apartments and 10,000...

Public Safety

Some people prefer that I not mention crime in Takoma. Other friends make sure I'm equipped with a portable phone charger and pepper...

Overwhelmed in Ward 1

Almost twenty five percent of residents in Ward 1 are over the age of 65. Some of us walk everyday, some can hardly answer the door. Some...