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Shared Electric Scooters System set to launch in Columbia starting June 3

Howard County will officially begin a pilot program for a shared electric scooter system on Friday, June 3. The system will begin with a...

Commuting Options between Columbia and DC

Commuting from Columbia to DC using transit takes 1 to 1.5 hours door-to-door, depending on timing and method of transit. Many Howard...

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Transportation 'Priority Letter' to request funding new US29-N exit directly into Downtown Columbia

There are several potential transportation projects in Howard County, including a critical roadway project in Downtown Columbia, for...

The Best Columbia Bike Route

This may very well be my most controversial post ever! If you were to take a visitor who has never been to Columbia before on a bike ride...

Details of new Hickory Ridge Bike Lanes and Paths Emerge

Exciting news for Columbia cyclists and pedestrians! After a lengthy process, The Howard County Office of Transportation - through the...

The Opportunity to Improve the Bike & Pedestrian Connectivity of Downtown Columbia

Columbia, MD is built for cars. With wide multi-lane highways/parkways and enormous surface parking lots, people overwhelmingly utilize...

The details on the bike and pedestrian projects cut from Howard County's FY21 Budget

During yesterday's marathon county council budget session that finalized the FY21 budget, millions in funding for key bicycle and...

Columbia after Covid-19: The increasing appeal of a new type of suburbia

Suburban environments like Columbia that combine the best parts of city and suburban living will flourish in a post-Covid future.

Scooters are coming to Howard County!

Soon Howard County will be joining Baltimore, DC, and many other cities around the nation in the electric scooter craze. At the County...

The Master Guide to the Bike Howard Master Plan

I stopped by the annual BikeHoward Open House on January 29 to learn more about the plan to improve bicycle infrastructure and...

Hickory Ridge Bike Improvement

Earlier this week, Bike Howard held a public meeting presenting their recommendations for improvements to the bike infrastructure and...

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