SANDTOWN-WINCHESTER, BALTIMORE CITY
Sandtown is located in a historically African American area of West Baltimore neighboring the once affluent Upton. In the second half of the 20th century, Sandtown experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, crime, and racial rioting. Whereas in the 1950s and 1960s famous African American performers such as Billie Holiday and Diana Ross performed there Continue reading Columbia, Md has deep connections to Freddie Gray’s Sandtown-Winchester ‘hood
Jim Rouse was an idol of mine, growing up in Severna Park. It was such a thrill for this twenty something in the early 1970s to see Columbia for the first time; to visit the Exhibit Center and take in the architecture and open spaces and design of this new city. And having studied economics and considered Marxist analysis, I was impressed that the Rouse Company, a shareholder-owned corporation that was driven to make money, created this wonderful city. Continue reading Commentary: Change and Renewal in Columbia
The Downtown Columbia Design Guidelines were issued in November 2010 “to ensure that what is built in the Downtown will be attractive, aesthetically coherent, practical and of beauty and value.” In the last five years, several significant construction projects have been undertaken that were required to comply with this plan. Let’s consider whether the designs have met this standard. Continue reading Is good design being applied to new Downtown Columbia Development?
This sketch is based on the drawing Kimco has shown the community, mainly to illustrate the relative locations and heights of the buildings. The existing Giant Food store is at the top of the sketch and the proposed 5-story apartment building, including an interior parking deck, to the right. Existing retail stores wrap around the left side of the Giant. New retail stores to replace the existing building are shown in red on the ground floor of the apartment building and the three new buildings surrounding the parking lot. (The Professor)
Kimco Realty, owner of six of the nine Columbia Village Centers, is proposing to redevelop the Hickory Ridge Village Center. Here are the facts, to help the community reach an informed opinion. Continue reading Hickory Ridge Village Center Redevelopment
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
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Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
Correspondence and Collaboration for a better Howard County, Md.
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