Columbia village center market study concludes at May 29 public meeting

Members of the public are invited to the fourth and final public meeting for the “Columbia Market Analysis and Economic Development Services Study,” which will be hosted on Thursday, May 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the fourth floor of Howard Community College’s Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall.

At the meeting, the consultants will discuss their recommendations for eight of the community’s village centers — excluding Wilde Lake, which is already undergoing redevelopment —and the GE-Dobbin Road-Snowden River Parkway corridors in east Columbia.

Registration is encouraged but not required via http://marketstudy4.eventbrite.com.

This study is a collaborative effort between Columbia Association (CA), the Howard County Economic Development Authority and the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning. It has evaluated current and projected demand for development in Columbia’s village centers, creating a fuller understanding of the relationship of the centers to other competing commercial areas.

The study is part of a continued focus on the village centers. In 2009, the Howard County Council adopted new regulations to promote the revitalization of Columbia’s village centers. During the recent update of Howard County’s General Plan (PlanHoward 2030), CA worked with the county to include a recommendation in the plan for a village center market study.

For more information, please go to ColumbiaAssociation.org/MarketStudy.

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