Arcadia Commons West (ACW) is an energized and dynamic destination for education, the arts, housing, dining, retail and entertainment venues in an easily accessible and well-illuminated setting.  Serving as its magnet attraction will be an event center that blends with the surrounding landscape and functions as an anchor for an attractive business, educational and cultural corridor.  It will function as a “hub” connecting Kalamazoo County’s urban center to surrounding neighborhoods, to the nearby campuses of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and Kalamazoo College, and to communities throughout the county and region.