Please find news from the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation, the Downtown Development Commission, as well as articles about the project from The Cumberland Times below!
If you could not join us for the Baltimore Street Project Update at our Town Hall Meeting, below is the link to the recording. Play Recording The password is DmkpDeN7
The quarterly Town Hall Meeting to provide updates for the Baltimore Street Project will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 11AM. Questions must be submitted by 4PM on Tuesday, September 26 to melinda.kelleher@cumberlandmd.gov. This will be a virtual meeting on Webex that can be accessed at this link: https://cumberlandmd.webex.com/cumberlandmd/j.php?MTID=m3edd8691056b66c36bee6fbe5cdbc4b8
Watch the Livestream of Our Town Hall, Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.!
City officials are looking to dispose of, or find homes for, nearly 100 items on the downtown mall that must be moved before renovation work gets underway in April.
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A February town hall will address business owners’ questions and concerns about the impact of the Baltimore Street renovation project.
Cumberland’s mayor and City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a $14.6 million bid from Triton Construction, Inc. to complete renovations to the downtown mall, which are expected to take 18 months.
CUMBERLAND, Md. — City officials remain confident they can fill a funding gap of roughly $2 million after reviewing contractor bids Wednesday for the Baltimore Street Access Project.
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CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Cumberland Economic Development Corp. offered updates Tuesday on several key projects including the downtown renovation, Cumberland Gateway and the future of 19 Frederick St.
The forty-five years between 1895 and 1940 brought about the most change in the history of downtown Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND — Officials say additional funding sources for proposed renovations of the downtown pedestrian mall should materialize over the next 18 months.
This image taken from video depicts Cumberland’s downtown mall once the space is renovated. The designer of the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project unveiled the look of the future mall in a video.
City officials will unveil the finished design drawings Tuesday for a newly imagined downtown mall streetscape.
CUMBERLAND — A new website for the city’s downtown district is expected to launch in the spring, Downtown Development Commission Executive Director Melinda Kelleher said Thursday during the group’s virtual meeting.
While city leaders continue to express optimism about the proposed Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project, Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss is suggesting that we may need to curb our enthusiasm somewhat.
The upcoming Baltimore Street Project will transform Cumberland’s Historic City Center into a major catalyst for economic development and community health and resiliency.
City officials remain confident the $9.5 million Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project will get underway this fall despite a current funding gap of more than $2 million.
Cumberland City officials voted this week to seek bond funding that would include $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project.
Cumberland City officials voted this week to seek bond funding that would include $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project.
With the hope that groundbreaking can take place sometime next summer, city officials are urging the owners of properties on the downtown mall to take advantage of available utility upgrades when renovations get underway.
Cumberland Economic Development Corporation representatives say they hope that renderings of the redesigned downtown mall will actually look like those projections, upon completion, and will generate enthusiasm among stakeholders and the general public.
CUMBERLAND — A work group formed during Thursday’s Downtown Development Commission meeting is intended to offer all involved in the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project a centralized way of working together to answer questions and close the project quickly, Cumberland Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Matt Miller said.
CUMBERLAND — City officials are urging the owners of properties on the downtown mall to take advantage of available utility upgrades when renovations get underway.
CUMBERLAND — Now is the time to consider addressing issues of accessibility before renovations begin on Baltimore Street in the city’s downtown, officials said during Thursday’s meeting of the Downtown Development Commission.
CUMBERLAND — Delays in the design process will delay construction that was slated to begin in October on the Baltimore Street pedestrian mall.
The Cumberland mayor and City Council voted on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, to seek $4.5 million through a bond sale to cover the cost of a variety of projects, including $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project.
CUMBERLAND — Some downtown business owners say the upcoming $9.4 million renovation of the pedestrian mall needs to include a plan to attract new businesses to the town center.
Officials see October 2020 as the likely starting point for the beginning phase of the $9.4 million Baltimore Street Access Project.
CUMBERLAND — The renovation of the downtown Cumberland mall is expected to begin next summer, according to officials.
CUMBERLAND — The Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project has been awarded a $3.2 million grant, according to a press release issued Monday by the Cumberland Economic Development Corp.
CUMBERLAND — A preliminary estimate on the renovations planned for the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall has the project costing $8.7 million.
CUMBERLAND — A preliminary estimate on the renovations planned for the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall has the project costing $8.7 million.
We were among those for a time who resisted the idea of tearing up the bricks on the downtown pedestrian mall and reopening Baltimore Street to traffic. But we also knew that something had to change, and the solution would have to involve more than just “Let’s open the mall and see if business starts […]
The Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce that the City of Cumberland has been awarded an additional $3,174,027 to its previous Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant of $2,040,000 announced in January 2018.
CUMBERLAND — Officials hope the new City Center design plans, once implemented, will ultimately increase investment and reduce crime.
CUMBERLAND — New design plans for the downtown mall have been finalized and are under consideration by the mayor and City Council.
Click here to view the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Plan.
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Economic Development Corp. is moving forward with plans for a study that could result in a redesign of the city center from Baltimore Street to Fort Cumberland Homes.
CUMBERLAND — Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss and the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept new design plans created for the downtown pedestrian mall.
CUMBERLAND — Officials with the Cumberland Economic Development Corp. gave an update Monday on renovations proposed from the downtown pedestrian mall south through the Maryland Avenue corridor.
CUMBERLAND — Citizens were able to offer ideas for a new look and feel for the downtown pedestrian mall at Saturday’s “Reimagine Cumberland” workshop.
CUMBERLAND — A public workshop has been scheduled for Nov. 10 to allow input from citizens on the future look and design of the space currently making up the downtown pedestrian mall.
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Economic Development Corp. and the Downtown Development Commission recently released a joint announcement on the hiring of a Frederick-based firm to create new design plans for the downtown mall.
CUMBERLAND, MD, August 20, 2018 – The Cumberland Economic Development Corporation (the “CEDC”) and the Downtown Development Commission (the “DDC”) are pleased to announce the hiring of Cochran Studio, Inc. (“Cochran”) to prepare a streetscape design plan and public art plan for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project (the “Project”).
The downtown pedestrian mall is shown in this file photo.
CUMBERLAND — Another $300,000 in federal funding will help with roadway improvements to Baltimore Street in the city of Cumberland, U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced Wednesday.
CUMBERLAND — Another $300,000 in federal funding will help with roadway improvements to Baltimore Street in the city of Cumberland, U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced Wednesday.
CUMBERLAND — The mayor and City Council approved a design concept Tuesday for the addition of a street through the downtown pedestrian mall.
CUMBERLAND — New design plans for the downtown mall, featuring a street with 21 parallel parking spaces, were on display at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
This Times-News file photo shows the former M&T Bank building on the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall.
The city of Cumberland received a $250,000 grant Wednesday from the Appalachian Regional Commission for improvements on Baltimore Street — shown here on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2016 — and surrounding streets.
The Sage-McCormick study team has been tasked with objectively studying four strategic development sites for the City of Cumberland.
Renderings for the redesigned Baltimore Street mall were debuted to the public Tuesday morning during a virtual event that featured both live and pre-taped portions and was streamed on the city website, as well as on the newly-launched website for the city center.
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