VMWP is working with Aaron Welch Planning for the City of Pleasanton, in concert with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), to create a transit-oriented development (TOD) concept plan and provide key planning guidance for 2 BART-owned parcels (currently used as surface parking) located on the […]
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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 […]
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The commercial renovation project constitutes a 476 sf addition to Minnehaha Area Childcare, located at 5712 Cedar Avenue S. The goal of the project is to enhance the existing facility with better security for the children, families, and staff that come together at this facility. […]
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VMWP contributes urban design expertise as a subconsultant to Toole Design Group supporting their on-call urban design and mobility services for the City of River Falls. River Falls, Wisconsin is a city of 16,000 and home to a campus of the University of Wisconsin. VMWP […]
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The Wayzata Boulevard Corridor Study was commissioned by the City of Wayzata to transform Wayzata Boulevard from a typical suburban commercial retail strip into a safe, connected, active commerce center through multidisciplinary land-use, urban design, and transportation planning improvements.
VMWP was retained as the City […]
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The Barbosa Relocation Improvement master plan project aims to enhance community infrastructure, tackle flooding issues, and provide safe housing, especially for older adult homeowners. VMWP developed seven site plan schemes, ultimately selecting two preferred designs that focus on connectivity and infrastructure improvements. The first design […]
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The Village of Ilion, NY is located in Herkimer County along the Mohawk River. Technical assistance was provided via brownfields reuse planning for the contaminated Duofold Site. The Duofold Plant Redevelopment Concept Plan illustrates a comprehensive site redevelopment and revitalizing of the contaminated property into […]
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The Washoe Tribe has lands which are adjacent to the East Fork of the Carson River south of Dresslerville, which they would like to see revitalized to support the tribe as a cultural resource as well as a destination for Tribal events, recreations and administrative […]