Columbia, Maryland's Thriving Urban Core

Columbia, Maryland has turned a dying downtown into a thriving urban core.

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May 28, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"With a population of more than 95,000, Columbia would be the second-largest city in Maryland if it were incorporated. But the mall, gas stations, strip centers and most of the housing is discreetly tucked down winding avenues behind grassy berms.But now the joke is ending. The center of the Rouse Co.'s green country town is evolving into a more visible and intensely urban core."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Columbia builds on its success

Monday, May 27, 2002 in The Baltimore Sun

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