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Midtown engagement report shows support for parks, connectivity and cautious interest in baseball site
Summary
Planning staff presented results from a November Midtown workshop showing strong support for parks, preserved wooded buffers and improved trail/pedestrian connections. Opinions were mixed in transition zones and on the proposed baseball site; planners said baseball was treated as an institutional/public‑rec use and Town Lake connections appeared on infrastructure maps.
Heather Wade, the city’s principal planner, presented the Midtown engagement summary to the College Station City Council on Feb. 26, outlining results from a Nov. 18, 2025 community workshop attended by about 75 people.
The presentation reported 32 annotated maps, 82 map‑based comments and 43 written comment cards. Wade said participant input showed clear spatial patterns: strong support for park and recreation investment, preservation of wooded buffers and a desire for better connectivity, including trails and safe crossings to link neighborhoods with Texas Independence Park and Midtown’s business…
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