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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 Fax 952-826-0389 EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City Seeks Online Comments on 49 1/2 Street Mixed-Use
Redevelopment
Edina, Minn., Jan. 20, 2017 –The City’s next online discussion is now available at SpeakUpEdina.org. The
discussion, which focuses on the proposed 49 ½ street redevelopment in downtown Edina, is available until
March 3.
The City of Edina owns several parcels of land near 50th & France. After issuing a Request for Proposals to
add public parking, commercial space and a vibrant streetscape, the Buhl Investors/Saturday Properties
development team was selected as the preferred development partner. Their concept consists of two distinct
components that would be constructed separately.
Phase 1 involves expanding and remodeling the existing North Ramp to include more public parking and new
commercial space on the street level. Phase 2 includes replacing the aging Center Ramp with new commercial
space and apartments centered around a new public plaza. Two levels of parking for residents and the general
public would be below ground.
In this discussion, the City asks residents:
How can the first phase on the north side of the street be improved or enhanced to better meet the
needs of the community?
How can the second phase be improved or enhanced?
What is needed to ensure this project’s success?
What in the proposed public plaza would draw you to the area more frequently?
Do you have other suggestions for the overall project?
The feedback from this discussion will be compiled and presented to the City Council March 21.
This month, the City has been gathering feedback on neighborhood parks. The City asked residents how
often they visit their neighborhood park and what they spend time doing when they are there; how they feel
about the Parks & Recreation programming in the parks, both for children and adults; what additional
programming they would like to see and what amenities are missing in the City’s park system. The feedback
from this discussion will be compiled and presented to the City Council Feb. 22.
To weigh in on a discussion, visit SpeakUpEdina.org.
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