About The Cumberland CID
The Cumberland Community Improvement District (CID), Georgia’s first CID, was formed in 1988 by business leaders interested in improving access to the highways for Atlanta’s emerging northwest market, known as Cumberland Galleria.
Soon after its formation, the Cumberland CID’s single wish evolved into a master road plan for the area. Over the years, that original plan expanded to include transit, sidewalks, streetscapes and community planning.
CID Strategy
Rather than funding new roads, sidewalks, and other transportation projects in their entirety, the CID prefers to leverage its money by funding preliminary engineering and design. When construction money becomes available from the state or county, the advanced CID projects are ready to go. This saves the CID and the municipalities time and money and accelerates important community projects.
Thanks to its foresight and effective public-private partnership with its government partners, to date the CID has already leveraged about $600 million in projects that benefit the community every day. By 2012, when the Cumberland CID’s charter must be renewed again, it will have committed more than $100 million and leveraged that into billions in road and infrastructure improvements.
The projects created by this investment are chosen, designed and constructed with the business community in mind, making the area more accessible and more appealing for businesses, employees, residents and consumers.
More About the Cumberland CID
These short video segments provide a visual overview of the CID’s work to improve Cumberland Galleria:
Vision: An overview and brief history of the CID — why it was founded and what it has accomplished.
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Transportation: A glimpse at the successful implementation of the Cumberland CID’s master transportation plan.
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Blueprint Cumberland: Along with transportation improvements, the Cumberland CID is also working to create a more walkable and livable community.
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Commuter Club: A look at the Cumberland CID’s commuter services program which boasts the largest vanpool program in the nation.
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