Residents of Columbia, Maryland, are another step closer to having a redeveloped, urbanized downtown. On February 1, 2010, the Howard County Council unanimously approved legislation for 30-year master plan that will bring as much as 13 million square feet of retail, commercial, residential, hotel and cultural development to the master-planned community's core. For more than five years, General Growth Properties (GGP) has collaborated with residents, business leaders, elected officials and all other interested parties to create this "community" plan.

This legislation addresses every aspect of community life in downtown Columbia.  It includes diverse housing choices, bold environmental measures, physical connections that will make us less automobile dependent, exciting arts and cultural amenities, office space for new businesses, and  preservation of our history along with the plans for our future.

View final CB58-2009

View final CB59-2009 / ZRA 113

View amendments for both bills

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