CWDI Holds Public Information Meeting

(CAMBRIDGE, Md) – After years of planning, the vision for what the Cambridge Waterfront could look like by 2030 is starting to take shape.

To a resident like Dana Park, who lives only a couple of blocks away from the Choptank River, seeing the vision take hold feels exciting and a relief at the same time.

“I finally feel like they have a cohesive plan, something that will draw people in. I was worried that they were just worried about putting up a bunch of commercial buildings and not making this a destination,” says Park.

Part of those concerns is why the Cambridge Waterfront Development wants to keep holding these meetings to get public feedback.

Especially as they wrap up with the first phase of development, surrounding the waterfront promenade.

“Having the promenade is one of the first things that’s being finished will just prove to the public that this is for them. It’s going to be open. They’re going to have access whenever they want to visit the water and enjoy it.” says CWDI Board President, Angie Hengst.

The Waterfront Development Board is also laying out their plans through the remainder of 2025.

To people like Allison Kennedy, that kind of transparency is needed.

Kennedy tells us, “I think it’s really important that they have a meeting with the public. The last meeting they had with a public like this was last April. So it’s been over a year and I’m glad they finally did have it.”

In the meantime, the Cambridge Waterfront Board is hoping they’ll be able to stay on pace with their timeline through the rest of the year.

Hengst says, “It may be adjusted, but that’s what we’re really going to try and stick to that and have those things completed by the end of the year. But just know that anything could happen. Things may get adjusted a little bit…”

As the board looks to finish the first phase of promenade portion of the waterfront, there was one additional message they want to send to the public: They want the waterfront to be an extension of downtown for everyone.

If you’re interested in taking a look at the plans, you can visit the CWDI’s website.