V&A to help shape master plan for Dane County sustainability campus
MADISON, WISC. (EXCPERTS FROM NBC15.COM and LANDFILL.COUNTYOFDANE.COM) – In preparation for the less than 10 years of landfill space left at the Rodefeld Landfill, the Dane County Department of Waste and Renewables is preparing to start initial plans for a new waste campus to “redesign how the community’s waste is managed.” The project is proposed for the eastern portion of the Yahara Hills Golf Course. Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables said its vision of the campus will boost economic development in the area and create jobs by including waste processors,...
Read MorePrairie du Chien strip mall redevelopment gets new affordable housing and commercial
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISC. (with excerpts from GutenburgPress.com): The site of a blighted Prairie du Chien strip mall will get new life as much-needed affordable housing and commercial space. The development includes 96 units of affordable housing along with small, community-oriented businesses. Vandewalle & Associates was instrumental in creating and managing the mixed-use redevelopment plan–from vision to reuse plan, to implementation and developer recruitment, to grant writing. Prairie du Chien Mayor Dave Hemmer said the project is important because the limited supply of...
Read MoreScott Harrington offers “greater certainty for project approval” at WEDA conference
Scott Harrington, Principal Planner at Vandewalle & Associates, spoke in early February at a half-day seminar at the WEDA (Wisconsin Economic Development Association) Academy on economic development project analysis. Scott shared some of the best ways – gained from decades of experience with successful project management – to bring greater certainty to approval of economic development projects. “It’s all about process, process, process,” said Scott. “Knowing how yours works, and being prepared to coherently explain/show it to...
Read MoreOscar Mayer Special Area Plan Process Looks at Options
MADISON, WISC. (Excerpts from Madison.com) – Vandewalle & Associates has been working with the City and neighborhoods to develop a reuse plan for the abandoned Oscar Mayer plant and revitalize the surrnounding northside. Over eight months of community outreach, residents on the North and East side have expressed broad support for revitalizing the region. But many say the Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan would bring too much traffic and housing density to the neighborhood and result in the loss of key open space. And they oppose plans to locate a Metro Transit bus garage on the...
Read MoreThe Current in Monona begins final phase
MONONA, WISC. (with excerpts from madison.com) – Galway Construction is beginning construction on the final phase of The Current at Yahara Commons, a riverfront redevelopment project on the Yahara River in Monona which was master-planned by Vandewalle & Associates. This latest phase will include a five-story building with 145 apartments, a terrace, and a pool, along with two levels of underground parking shared between residential and the City for park access. Once completed, residential units will enjoy views of downtown or riverfront, and easy access to the adjacent retail and new...
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