Cumberland Signage Project

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The Cumberland Community Improvement District (CID) undertook a seven-year sign and waypoint refurbishment for the Cumberland area. The project included the installation of six monuments and 70 way-finding signs to direct people to destinations throughout the district. The work also involved repainting nearly 94 medallions and adding over 90 new medallions in the area. The Cumberland CID added 19 kiosks to identify where pedestrians were on a map in relation to walkways and trails. It installed 57 trail signs to identify pedestrian-friendly trails and walkways, plus four signs to identify parking around the community. The Cumberland Community Improvement District (CID), Georgia's first CID, is a public-private assessment district in northwest Atlanta. It is the mechanism by which local commercial property owners advance needed infrastructure projects. Projects that enhance property values as well as the greater community. CID has been leveraging private investments to enhance roads, bridges, streetscapes, bicycle trails, pedestrian enhancements and recreational infrastructure which support and protect commercial value within the district. The CID is made up of 190 commercial owners who represent a third of the land, but amount to 60% of the $6.1 B value (this includes exempt property.

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