by England, Brian | May 14, 2015
Brian England presented this speech at the May 13, 2015 HCCA Annual Meeting. Over the last two years JD Smith and I have been working on understanding the New Town Zoning process. We have reviewed enough documents to fill several tables! We have listened to many...
by England, Brian | Sep 30, 2014
This is part 2 of a 2-part blog series providing reasons 5 through 10 of why we should keep Columbia a Planned Community. Part 1 of this series is here. 5. Consistency in Design – The photo below shows the new pathway that connects the Howard Community College...
by England, Brian | Sep 22, 2014
Here are the first four of ten reasons why we should keep Columbia a planned community and preserve the vision of Columbia’s founders. 1. Predictability for Business Owners and Developers – When regulations are in place...
by England, Brian | Sep 14, 2014
Do you recognize this photo? It’s not Columbia, but it may well be 5 years from now, that is if we continue along our same trajectory. You may have heard the term “at risk”. It means exposed to harm or danger. Well, that’s just what’s happening to Columbia right...
by England, Brian | Feb 8, 2014
This post was contributed by Brian England. For the past 35 years, he has owned and operated British American Auto Care in Columbia, MD. Forty years ago, when we moved to Columbia, we lived in Oakland Mills. Our village center was compact, but it had everything we...
