Sarah Parady
Candidate for City Council, Denver, CO
Sarah Parady is a labor and public interest lawyer, policy expert, and mutual aid organizer running for Denver City Council. Sarah grew up in a town whose economy was deeply dependent on fossil fuel extraction, and she grew up seeing the consequences - occupational accidents, destabilizing boom-bust cycles, pollution, and more. Once elected, she is committed to moving with the speed the climate crisis demands.
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Sarah’s Vision
Sustainable Transportation
Prioritize traffic calming and implement Vision Zero to eliminate traffic fatalities
Create a citywide network of shared streets using the locally-developed VAMOS plan, while building out protected bike lanes
Build bus rapid transit infrastructure with displacement protections
Augment RTD service with on-demand microtransit in underserved areas
Make sidewalks, parks, and other infrastructure accessible and ADA-compliant
Electrification
Accelerate Denver’s Climate Protection 5-year Plan and decarbonize at every opportunity
Shift funding and incentives so that anyone wishing to decarbonize by accessing ebikes, electric vehicles, solar power, heat pumps, electric stoves etc. may do so - not only affluent consumers.
Resiliency
Increase resilience against fires, flood, and extreme heat in every neighborhood
Municipal ownership of electricity