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The Golden Valley Downtown User Experience Framework arose from a request for improved wayfinding submitted through the Hennepin County Planning Grants Program. VMWP, collaborating with Toole Design Group and Visible City developed a holistic understanding of the economic, mobility, and wayfinding needs for the Golden […]
Affordable Artist Housing Project Description
Modus Locus is a conceptual vision for integrating affordable artist housing into an existing vibrant mixed-use art-centered landmark in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis. The site consists of the Modus Locus gallery, Minneapolis’s longest operating plant-based restaurant, and a shared patio […]
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VMWP contributed our seasoned expertise in design for Transit Oriented Communities in the consultant pool for the Hennepin County Transit Oriented Communities Predevelopment Assistance Program from 2022-2024 in Minneapolis. This innovative program “supports emerging developers, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, overcome barriers to financial […]
TEACHER HOUSING DESCRIPTION
Recognizing the difficulty of Santa Clara County communities to retain and recruit talented teachers, the County Board of Supervisors identified 231 Grant Avenue in Palo Alto as the future home for over 100 educators.
The building is structured as two c-shaped buildings connected by […]
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The Vantage at The Station project, previously known as Aster Avenue Condominiums, consists of two buildings, Building A and Building B, with 94 units and 95 units respectively that are part of a larger transit-oriented development of 741 units within approximately 17 acres. The buildings are […]
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Charlotte, North Carolina has been making significant investments in public transit to serve a growing city and also encourage new walkable, connected growth in downtown neighborhoods. This project aided the City of Charlotte and Charlotte Area Transportation System (CATS) identify opportunities for development along the […]
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Ensemble Station represents a catalyst for Transit Oriented Development for the city of Houston. Working in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency and the people of Houston, this site attempts to create not only a financially viable neighborhood for both land owners and occupants, but […]
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The Greater Fulton Neighborhood is located in the southern portion of Richmond Virginia and hosts the Orleans Station, which is the terminus of the 7.6 mile bus rapid transit corridor called the Pulse BRT. To determine the potential TOD opportunity within proximity of the station […]
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The vision for the Fannin Station TOD is one of connecting a series of properties into the redevelopment of a mixed-use, transit oriented district, made up of a variety of neighborhoods centered around pedestrian-oriented places. The existing Main Street light rail line and transit stop […]
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Northgate Center is a 65-acre site at the intersection of Federal Boulevard and West 72nd Avenue. The area is in need of a wider variety of housing options to support the proposed commuter rail stop that will be 1/2 mile to the west of the […]
Downtown User Experience Framework
Modus Locus
Hennepin County Emerging Developers Consulting
The Acacia
Vantage at The Station
Historic West End
Ensemble Station
Orleans BRT Station Area Plan
Fannin Station TOD
Northgate Center