Downtown Columbia Redevelopment

The Focus Group on Downtown Columbia Redevelopment meets today from 3pm to 5:30pm at The Other Barn in Oakland Mills at 5851 Robert Oliver Place.

This redevelopment of Downtown Columbia will be the biggest change to the county since James Rouse proposed to take farm fields and build the city of Columbia that is now home to roughly 100,000 people.

Here is some background on the Downtown Columbia Redevelopment:

A Rough Review of the Plan Proposed by the Consultants at the End of the Charrette

The Proposed Grid System

Downtown Driving Experience

The Effect of the Road System on the Lake Front and the Grass Amphitheater

Specifics that Matter and Some Details Following the Feb. 27th Public Meeting

Pedestrian Oriented, Walkable Streets?

The Mall to Merriweather Promenade: Part 1

The Mall to Merriweather Promenade: Part 2

Mixed Income Housing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Parking

Why community planning matters.

Martin Luther King Day thoughts on the impact of community planning and whether new developments are contributing or undermining his dream and Rouses vision.

Let's Not Be Florida

Let's Plan this Right

Will the county use the Focus Group to help restore public trust?

I guess not yet, but here's hoping they will do it this time.

Let's Talk Solutions