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Midway presents phased Bedford Commons concept; council asks for financing terms and community engagement
Summary
Midway presented a conceptual plan for Bedford Commons on Feb. 25 that preserves mature trees and a creek corridor, emphasizes small-scale retail and plazas, and relies on phased construction and possible public participation to bridge a financing gap.
Midway, the developer the city is working with on Bedford Commons, returned to the Bedford City Council on Feb. 25 with a refined, conceptual plan that focuses on a small-scale, place-driven mixed-use center anchored by mature trees and a natural creek corridor.
Anna Deans, Midway, told the council the project is still under a one-year memorandum of understanding with the city and that the materials presented were high-level concepts: "This is just a starting point, to get the conversation started and hopefully tackle the big challenges first." The plan prioritizes preserving the site's mature trees and amplifying the creek as an amenity and possible stormwater-detention element.
Midway described a phased approach. The company proposed a first commercial phase of roughly 38,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space arranged around plazas and a central grove of trees, with single-family or…
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