Rooted, Not Replaced.
“Placekeeping” is at the core of Trầns’ approach to growth in Southwest Denver. It’s about protecting the people, culture, and history that make neighborhoods like Bear Valley, Mar Lee, and Westwood unique—while guiding development that strengthens, rather than erases, community identity.
Trần champions strategies that keep long-time residents and local businesses in place:
Tenant Protections & Affordable Homeownership: Support policies that prevent displacement and make homeownership attainable for families who have called Southwest Denver home for generations.
Community Land Trusts & Legacy Business Programs: Preserve affordable housing and protect locally owned businesses that define the district’s character.
Culturally Sensitive Development & Zoning: Ensure new projects reflect the needs, values, and voices of the community, not outside interests.
Anti-Displacement Strategies: Integrate community input into planning to safeguard neighborhoods from rapid gentrification while welcoming thoughtful, inclusive growth.
Trần’s vision ensures that growth strengthens communities instead of uprooting them, keeping Southwest Denver neighborhoods vibrant, connected, and deeply rooted.