Description
The River Oaks Vision Plan reimagines the 17.45-acre VTA HQ into a mixed-use development with affordable and market rate housing, retail and office buildings. The Plan calls for 310 affordable housing units, 785 market rate units, approximately 330,000 S.F of office space and 21,000 S.F. […]
Description
Piedmont is a small community with well-maintained neighborhoods, abundant greenery, attractive streetscapes and varied topography. New state laws incentivize the production of housing leading to the City of Piedmont taking an active role in the planning for new housing units. These Objective Design Standards implement […]
Description
The 2025 Shady Oak Station Area Development Strategy Update sets a transformative vision for the incremental development of a vibrant, art-forward, mixed-use residential district around Shady Oak Station. Forged in partnership with VMWP, Toole Design Group, the cities of Hopkins, Minnetonka, and the Metropolitan Council, […]
Urban Design Description
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 […]
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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 […]
Description
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 […]
Description
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. […]
DESCRIPTION
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 […]
STUDY DESCRIPTION
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 […]
River Oaks VTA HQ Campus
Piedmont Objective Design Standards
Shady Oak Station Area Development Strategy Update
BART Station Concept Plan
Downtown User Experience Framework
Modus Locus
Hennepin County Emerging Developers Consulting
Minnehaha Area Childcare Center
East Division Street Small Area Plan
Wayzata Boulevard Corridor Study