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Minnehaha Area Childcare Center

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. […]

East Division Street Small Area Plan

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 […]

Wayzata Boulevard Corridor Study

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 […]

Barbosa Relocation Improvements

Description 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 […]

Former Duofold Factory

Description 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 […]

Washoe Tribe Redevelopment Sites

Description 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 purposes. […]

Lackawanna Mill Redevelopment

The Lackawanna Mill was constructed in 1928 and is one of the last remaining intact mill sites in San Juan County, CO. The brownfield site consists of the mill building where waste was discharged into the floodplain of Animas River. The mill sits adjacent to […]

Moonlite Center Development

DESCRIPTION This project on the existing Moonlite Center site at 2640 El Camino Real consists of the re-development of an approximately 14.34 acre existing retail commercial site. The current strip mall development will be transformed into a vibrant housing complex with approximately 584 dwelling units, over […]

Pleasanton Objective Design Standards

DESCRIPTION As a prospering suburb in the Tri Valley just over the hills from the Bay Area, Pleasanton has a complicated relationship with growth. VMWP previously authored Transit Oriented Development Design Guidelines and Housing Design Guidelines for Pleasanton. Spurred by a statewide mandate to provide Objective […]

Central Louisiana State Hospital Campus Redevelopment

DESCRIPTION The 409 Acre parcel formerly home to the Central Louisiana State Hospital, is owned by the Louisiana Department of Health. After the hospital moved to its new location the community wondered what the future holds for this large site. It became apparent upon the site […]

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