improvement district type not for profit industry transportation community improvement founded 1988 headquarters atlanta georgia key people tad leithead chairman of the board malaika rivers executive director number of employees five 2010 website http www.cumberlandcid.org the cumberland community improvement district cid is a self taxing district covering 5.5 square miles 14 km2 in southern cobb county georgia that includes the intersections of i 75 i 285 and u.s. highway 41 . 1 2 the cumberland cid georgia s first cid was formed by business leaders interested in improving access to the highways for atlanta s emerging northwest market known as cumberland . 3 4 commercial property owners within the cumberland area fund the cumberland cid by paying an additional five mils of property taxes . 5 6 cobb county collects the taxes and distributes those funds to the cid which in turn provides funding to start the necessary planning process for roads streetscapes trails and other infrastructure improvements while federal state and county dollars pay for the bulk of project construction . 7 contents 1 history 2 cid projects 3 commuter club 4 references 5 external links history edit the cumberland cid was founded upon the basis of article 9 section vii of the georgia constitution . 8 the amendment providing for cids was approved by the voters in 1984 . 2 the cumberland cid was brought into being through the enactment of a resolution by the cobb county commission and the consent of the cumberland area s commercial property owners in 1988 . 2 9 as of 2010 the cid has leveraged 89 million into more than 500 million for area improvements . 10 at the close of 2009 each dollar raised by the cid brought in seven dollars from public sources for a portfolio of active projects worth more than an estimated 230 million . 10 by 2012 the cumberland cid expects to have raised 100 million in local funds . 11 cid projects edit completion of the 300 million cumberland boulevard loop road that connects all four quadrants of the district and includes the kennedy interchange cumberland boulevard windy ridge parkway and mill green parkway . 12 construction of the 85 million kennedy interchange . 12 formation and administration of commuter club a commuter services program for area businesses and employees . 13 completion of streetscapes and multi use trails that connect to the regional network ; 14 more than 25 million in streetscape and landscape beautification projects in the center of the cumberland community . 13 reconstruction of the paces ferry interchange and a portion of the east west connector 15 completion of the silver comet cumberland connector trail 16 completion of blueprint cumberland i. 17 and ii 18 completion of a transit study that launched the state s current initiatives to bring transit and high occupancy vehicle hov lanes to the i 75 and i 285 corridors . 12 commuter club edit in 1996 the cumberland cid created the cumberland transportation network ctn a transportation management authority tma to address ways of reducing traffic in the area 19 ctn assisted companies inside the improvement district with developing and implementing commute option programs for their employees . 19 the program currently known as commuter club identifies potential carpool and vanpool partners and offers the latest information and services to help the approximately 70 000 employees in the cumberland area save money on transit or set up teleworking and flextime program at work sites . 20 in 2003 the u.s. environmental protection agency named the cumberland office market one of nation s best workplaces for commuters for the commuter services provided through commuter club . 20 best workplaces for commuters is a national designation reserved for businesses organizations and districts that meet a national standard of excellence in commuter benefits . 20 in june 2008 commuter club crested 100 vans becoming the largest tma sponsored vanpool program in the country . 21 today commuters from 17 metro atlanta counties rely on commuter club s vanpool program to make their trip to and from work less expensive and more enjoyable every day . 22 commuter club s efforts remove more than 1 000 cars from the roads daily saving more than 7 000 per year in commuting costs and eliminating more than 30 000 vehicle miles daily . 23 references edit atlanta regional commission about tad leithead a b c about the cumberland cid governance about the cumberland cid overview georgia trend magazine about the cumberland cid funding rainey & phillips law associates community improvement districts cobb county convention and visitors bureau constitution of the state of georgia atlanta business chronicle cumberland cid plans for enhanced improvements a b atlanta business chronicle cid flush with big projects plans atlanta business chronicle cumberland corridor positioned for more growth a b c layman tonya 2006 12 18 . cumberland cid plans for enhanced improvements . atlanta business chronicle . a b glier ray 2006 12 18 . cid rolls out red carpet for van poolers . atlanta business chronicle . southerland randy 2007 09 17 . cid continues focus on transportation issues . atlanta business chronicle . market focus pdf . dorey s cumberland galleria market focus . 2008 05 01 . capitol ideas from cumberland cid leadership . cumberland cid news & views . 2007 11 20 . johnston lori 2006 12 18 . cumberland corridor positioned for more growth . atlanta business chronicle . carabello joanna 2008 02 04 . cumberland galleria . atlanta business chronicle . a b vaeth elizabeth 1996 11 04 . business county interests join to combat traffic mess . atlanta business chronicle . a b c epa gives honor to commuter club employers and cumberland cid . atlanta business chronicle . 2003 07 21 . commuter club marks 100th vanpool . atlanta intown . 2008 06 23 . atlanta intown commuter club marks 100th vanpool atlanta business chronicle cid rolls out red carpet for van poolers external links edit official cumberland cid website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cumberland community improvement district & oldid 647143091 categories cobb county georgia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 19 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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