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Howard Transit

Founded	1975
Defunct	2014
Service area	Howard County, MD
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	10
Hubs	5
Fleet	mixed variety
Annual ridership	885,616
Operator	Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland
Website	howardtransit.com

Howard Transit was the primary public transit system in Howard County, Maryland, which grew from the former ColumBus bus system in Columbia, Maryland. First Transit replaced Veolia Transport as the operating company in July 2007.

Howard Transit was replaced by the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland in 2014.

History

In 1975, the Howard County Council announced plans to create a subsidized bus system for Columbia. Councilmembers Ruth Keeton and Virginia Thomas introduced legislation for Howard County to manage public transportation with a nine-member board.

Routes

Howard Transit operated eight routes designated by colors to various parts of Howard County and surrounding areas:

Route	Terminus	Major Corridor (s)	Connections	Transfers
Brown Route	Mall in Columbia King's Contrivance	Little Patuxent Parkway Oakland Mills Road Homespun Drive Guilford Road	Columbia Medical Plan Oakland Mills Owen Brown Snowden River Park & Ride	HT: Gold, Green, Orange, Red, Silver, Yellow CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995
Green Route	Mall in Columbia Howard Community College	Twin Rivers Road Cedar Lane	Wilde Lake Shopping Center Hickory Ridge Harper's Choice	HT: Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Red, Silver, Yellow CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995
Gold Route	Mall in Columbia Maryland Wholesale Food Center	Little Patuxent Parkway Kilimanjaro Road Tamar Drive Waterloo Road	Columbia Medical Plan Oakland Mills Longwood Apartments Long Reach Columbia Crossing Snowden River Park & Ride Sherwood Crossing	HT: Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, Silver, Yellow CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995
Orange Route	Mall in Columbia King's Contrivance	Little Patuxent Parkway Sunny Springs Lane Cedar Lane Shaker Drive Guilford Road	Old Columbia Road Atholton Shopping Center Hickory Ridge Place Howard Community College Howard County General Hospital	HT: Brown, Gold, Green, Red, Silver, Yellow CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929
Purple Route	Towne Centre at Laurel Elkridge	Washington Boulevard	Savage Maryland Wholesale Food Center Meadowridge Road Dorsey	HT: Gold, Silver CRT: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J MTA: 202, 320 Metrobus: 87, 88, 89, 89M, Z9, Z29 MARC: Camden Line
Red Route	Mall in Columbia Columbia Gateway	Little Patuxent Parkway Maryland Route 175 Tamar Drive Dobbin Road Robin Fulton Drive	Longwood Apartments Long Reach Columbia Crossing Dobbin Shopping Center Snowden Square	HT: Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Silver, Yellow CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995
Silver Route	Mall in Columbia BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport	Broken Land Parkway Snowden River Parkway*Waterloo Road Washington Boulevard Maryland Route 100 Aviation Boulevard	Owen Brown Broken Land Park & Ride Snowden Square Maryland Wholesale Food Center Meadowridge Road Dorsey BWI Rail Station Arundel Mills Mall	HT: Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow CRT: E, J, K MTA: 17, 99, 150, 201, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995 Blue Line Metrobus B30 MARC Camden Line Penn Line
Yellow Route	Mall in Columbia Ellicott City	Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia Road Clarksville Pike/Old Annapolis Road Maryland Route 100 Montgomery Road Rogers Avenue U.S. Route 40	Dorsey's Search/Selbourne House Executive Park Long Gate Park & Ride Long Gate Main Street & Ellicott Mills Howard County Government Center U.S. Route 40 & Rogers Avenue Heartlands	HT: Brown, Gold, Green, Orange, Red, Silver CRT: E MTA: 150, 310, 320, 915, 929, 995

Notes:

Transfers:
- Blue Line = Baltimore Light Rail (operated by MTA Maryland)
- CRT = Connect-a-Ride
- HT = Howard Transit
- MARC = Maryland Area Regional Commuter (operated by MTA Maryland)
- Metrobus = Metrobus (operated by WMATA)
- MTA = Maryland Transit Administration or MTA Maryland
All routes except Purple Route have connection to the Mall in Columbia. The Purple Route meets the Gold and Silver Routes at the Maryland Food Center. The Red, Silver, and Brown Routes all meet at Snowden Square shopping center in east Columbia.

Defunct routes

Blue Route -- traveled from Clarksville to the Mall in Columbia. Service eliminated as of July 9, 2010.

References

"Report of the County Executives Transportation Commission" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
"First Transit to run buses". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. July 2007. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
"New route names, expanded service with RTA launch". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
"Howard transit system pushed". The Baltimore Sun. 1 October 1975.

External links

Maryland Transit Administration

Rapid rail transit

Baltimore area	Metro SubwayLink Light RailLink
Washington area	Purple Line

Passenger rail

Bus services

Other topics

Italics denote services currently under construction

Howard County, Maryland

Administration

Landmarks

Attractions	Clark's Elioak Farm Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Dorsey Hall Doughoregan Manor Elkridge Furnace Inn Merriweather Post Pavilion Oakland Manor The Mall in Columbia Savage Mill Thomas Viaduct Toby's Dinner Theatre Turf Valley Waverley Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods Maryland Historical Trust properties
Historic districts	Ellicott City (Official County) Lawyers Hill (Official County) Savage Mill (In Name Only) Elkridge Landing (In Name Only)
Museums	Howard County Center of African American Culture Howard County Conservancy Robinson Nature Center
Parks	Belmont Blandair Columbia Lakefront Elkhorn Middle Patuxent Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Centennial Rockburn Branch Troy Park Wilde Lake

Education

Colleges	Columbia Gateway Educational Institutions Howard Community College Lincoln Technical Institute University of Phoenix
High schools	Howard County Public School System Atholton Centennial Glenelg Hammond Howard Long Reach Marriotts Ridge Mount Hebron Oakland Mills Reservoir River Hill Wilde Lake
Private schools	Glenelg Country School Phillips School Woodmont Academy

Transportation

Air	Glenair Airport Haysfield Airport
Public transit	MARC Train (Dorsey, Jessup, Savage, Laurel Race Track) MTA RTA Metrobus
Highways	US 29 Route 32 Route 100 Interstate 70 Interstate 95 Harbor Tunnel Thruway
Roads	Baltimore National Pike Frederick Road Guilford Road Montgomery Road Old Frederick Road Ridge Road Roxbury Mills Road Route 108 Route 175 Route 216 Washington Boulevard Waterloo Road Whiskey Bottom Road Woodbine Road Woodstock Road

v t e Columbia, Maryland
Founders	James A. Clark, Jr. William S. Hanna Charles E. Miller James Rouse Edwin Warfield III
Education	Howard Community College Howard County Public School System Atholton High School Hammond High School Harriet Tubman School Long Reach High School River Hill High School Oakland Mills High School Wilde Lake High School Maryland School for the Deaf Loyola University Maryland Graduate Center
Historic sites	Athol Blandair Christ Church Guilford Dorsey Hall Fairway Hills Golf Course Oakland Manor Woodlawn
Public places	Lake Centennial Lake Elkhorn Lake Kittamaqundi Little Patuxent River Merriweather Post Pavilion The Mall in Columbia Wilde Lake Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
Services	Columbia Association Fire stations Hospital Libraries
Roads	Columbia Pike (US 29) I-95 MD Route 100 Clarksville Pike (MD 108) Rouse Parkway (MD 175) Patuxent Freeway (MD 32)
Transportation	CMRT MARC Train (Dorsey station) MTA Maryland RTA Central Maryland (Columbia Mall Transit Center) Washington Metro
Villages	Dorsey's Search East Columbia Harper's Choice Hickory Ridge King's Contrivance Long Reach Oakland Mills Owen Brown River Hill Town Center Wilde Lake
Settlements	Atholton Clarksville Guilford Hopewell Pfeiffers Corner Simpsonville

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