Howard Transit
Founded1975
Defunct2014
Service areaHoward County, MD
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes10
Hubs5
Fleetmixed variety
Annual ridership885,616 [1]
OperatorRegional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland
Websitehowardtransit.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.[2]

Howard Transit was replaced by the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland in 2014.[3]

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.[4]

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • HT:
    • Brown, Gold, Green, Red, Silver, Yellow
  • CRT:
    • E
  • MTA:
    • 150, 310, 320, 915, 929
Purple Route
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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:

Defunct routes

References

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


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