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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. The Federal Highway Administration is the source of the funding with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration awarding the grant through its Transportation Alternatives Program. TheRead more

CUMBERLAND — A preliminary estimate on the renovations planned for the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall has the project costing $8.7 million. News of the latest estimate was disclosed at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Cumberland Economic Development Corp. held at the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce. The estimate was prepared by The EADS Group, anRead more

CUMBERLAND — A preliminary estimate on the renovations planned for the downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall has the project costing $8.7 million. News of the latest estimate was disclosed at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Cumberland Economic Development Corp. held at the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce. The estimate was prepared by The EADS Group, anRead more

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.  This brings the total award amount to $5,214,027 of federal funding from the TAP program administered by the Maryland Department ofRead more

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 booming!”Read more

CUMBERLAND — Officials hope the new City Center design plans, once implemented, will ultimately increase investment and reduce crime. The plans, called “Reimagine Cumberland’s Historic City Center,” are contained in an 82-page streetscape design and report compiled by William Cochran and his wife Teresa, owners of Frederick-based Cochran Studios. “Cumberland’s Historic City Center is aRead more

CUMBERLAND — New design plans for the downtown mall have been finalized and are under consideration by the mayor and City Council. Created by Frederick-based Cochran Studios, the plans were approved by the 21-member Baltimore Street Design Committee on Monday. They depict a renovated downtown mall with Baltimore Street reinstalled, running one way from Mechanic Street to GeorgeRead more

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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. The CEDC is in the process of finalizing a contract with Boone, North Carolina-based Destination By Design to create an urban design master plan, Paul Kelly, theRead more

CUMBERLAND — Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss and the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept new design plans created for the downtown pedestrian mall. The streetscape plans were developed by the Frederick-based Cochran Studios. The city needs to replace aging underground utility lines and install modern broadband fiber optics. Once the subterranean work is completed, the streetscape plans will be used to transform theRead more