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aviroofing.com Call for your Free Estimate. We stand behind our work! town housing units are being absorbed at a sufficient pace to not (yet) cause panic among multifamily residential developers and market analysts. What these new multifamily residential projects are doing is mending the holes in the urban fabric caused by accommodating the private automobile in an inappropriate, thoughtless way. They are improving the pedestrian environment by adding new sidewalks and streetscaping, ground-floor activity, and eyes on the street. They are putting more people within walking and biking distance of transit, work, school, and recreation. They are bringing us closer to having a critical mass of Downtown residents necessary for more and better retail options. They are making Downtown Denver a better place. (Article was originally published in June 2015) Ken Schroeppel is the Director of Professional Engagement at the University of Colorado Denver and blogger at DenverInFill.com and DenverUrbanism.com. Ken will be speaking at the AAMD Economic Conference on January 28. 303-296-8551 Laura Westhoff Direct extension 127 | Cell 303-885-0109 [email protected] FLAGS BY SUSAN WWW.FLAGSBYSUSAN.COM ORDER ONLINE TODAY! • Custom Flags • Affordable Flagpoles for Apartments • No Helium Balloons • Banners / Signs • Quality U.S., State and Country Flags (303) 317-3612 www.aamdhq.org JANUARY 2016 • TRENDS | 25