A Makeover for Columbia

Developers propose turning Columbia's downtown into a walkable, environmentally friendly community, where residential, office, retail and entertainment spaces blend into an urban village.

SOURCE: Satellite image from Tele Atlas via Google Earth, rendering by General Growth | The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008

This Story Rethinking Columbia With a 'Real Downtown' Article \| Developers formally proposed the most ambitious overhaul of downtown Columbia in its history yesterday, hoping to transform the four-decade-old planned community into a collection of modern, walkable, environmentally friendly neighborhoods with a new downtown. A Makeover for Columbia		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Satellite image from Tele Atlas via Google Earth, rendering by General Growth \| The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008 ¬es=Developers propose turning Columbia's downtown into a walkable, environmentally friendly community, where residential, office, retail and entertainment spaces blend into an urban village." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Satellite image from Tele Atlas via Google Earth, rendering by General Growth \| The Washington Post - Octber 2, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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