Red Wing 2040 Community Comprehensive Plan

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The 2040 Community Plan for Red Wing is filled with action items that will help the community address a variety of challenges related to land use, economic development, redevelopment, and housing.  The community’s extensive vision also enabled the planning team to address wide-ranging issues such as lifelong learning, public health, and connectivity and accessibility.

Since adoption of the Plan, the City has made substantial progress on some of its housing development goals with over 250 units of new workforce housing as well as a couple of housing redevelopment projects in downtown Red Wing. Redevelopment has also occurred at the Hancock School site, which was one of the focus areas for the week-long design charrette held as part of the comprehensive planning process (see below).

HKGi has also conducted redevelopment, streetscape, and park planning and design for the City of Red Wing. Many of these projects are intended to leverage Red Wing’s unique landscape as a quality of life amenity that can attract new residents and employers to the community.

Highlights

  • Addresses affordable housing and community growth within a geographically constrained community
  • Land use and urban design policies address development complications due to blufflands and river frontage lands
  • Extensive community engagement conducted prior to and as part of the comprehensive planning process

Location

Red Wing, Minnesota

Client

City of Red Wing

Awards

2019 MN APA Award for Excellence in Engagement

Design Charrette

In addition to an award-winning engagement campaign programmed and conducted by the City and HKGi, the planning process featured an intense 4-day design charrette in which HKGi’s staff members created redevelopment plans for opportunity sites across the city.  Concepts addressed downtown redevelopment, residential and commercial redevelopment for several sites across the community, and ideas for reinvigorating and updating some of the city’s parks and public spaces.