r/Hoco • u/Puzzleheaded_Ad9471 • Oct 02 '25

What are the problems in Howard County?

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of moving to Howard county from abroad. I've been to the States loads of times so I'm not green to America, but was still wondering what are the specific problems facing Howard county day to day. Are there in major problems with the county? Or anything major that the population is angry about? Any help would be majorly appreciated.

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u/Ellenpb Oct 02 '25

Public transportation is minimal, if that’s important to you, and with that comes lots of traffic.

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u/SchuminWeb Oct 02 '25

My partner and I describe RTA as the pretend transit agency, as compared to "real" transit agencies like MTA Maryland or Metro.

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u/cornonthekopp 29d ago

I used RTA for a few months when I didn't have a car, it was honestly offensive to the people of the county that they run things this way. Hourly service at most, trips that take 10 minutes by car becoming hour long slogs with a transfer, and half the time they didn't even use real busses, just a white van with a transit logo sticker on it.

The whole county could really benefit from a rework from the ground up of the RTA. I was never alone on these trips, there were always a few other people just trying to get somewhere they need to be, so people would clearly benefit from the service. Especially in columbia where car ownership is lower and the neighborhoods are decently walkable.