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Bainbridge Ferry/ Gateway District Plan

description The Ferry/Gateway District Plan for the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington focuses on a 10 acre site adjacent to a high capacity car ferry terminal, 40 minutes from downtown Seattle. VMWP is coordinating with the community, property owners and Washington State Ferries to create a […]

Courthouse Square and Transit Mall

DESCRIPTION The plan, developed through an inclusive community design process, will be a tool to assist the City of Santa Rosa and the Community to identify those key Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) in the Courthouse Square Area which will maintain Downtown as the major regional office, […]

Mountain View Downtown Plan

DESCRIPTION The Downtown Precise Plan focuses on updating the development plan for the most central areas of downtown Mountain View. The update evaluates and amends current design standards and guidelines related to physical building forms, massing, heights, lot coverage, setbacks, and parking. VMWP developed a series […]

Palo Alto Context-Based Design Code

DESCRIPTION For Palo Alto’s Zoning Ordinance Update, VMWP developed context-based design codes for the California Avenue Pedestrian and Transit-Oriented Overlay Zone and the Palo Alto Mixed-Use Overlay Zone. The Context-Based Design Code incorporates innovative zoning techniques and a “form-based”, design-oriented approach through the development of building […]