Stop. Relax. Stay awhile.This outlook for a “cohesive, walkable downtown” is one of the visions General Growth Properties Inc. has for its proposed redevelopment of the Town Center in downtown Columbia in Howard during the next 20 to 30 years.

The master plan outlines creating five easily walkable neighborhoods, in Warfield, Lakefront, Symphony Overlook, Merriweather and Crescent, all surrounding the landmarks of The Mall in Columbia and Merriweather Post Pavilion, said Gregg Hamm, GGP?s regional vice president and general manager of Columbia.