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词条 Port Covington
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  1. Proposed development

  2. References

  3. External links

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}}Port Covington was a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, situated on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. It was built by the Western Maryland Railway and opened in 1904. The terminal facilities included coal, grain and merchandise piers, overhead cranes, 11 rail yards, warehouses, a roundhouse, a turntable and a machine shop. In the 1920s rotary dumpers for coal and coke were installed, as well as a large grain elevator. Port operations ended in the 1970s and the site was abandoned in 1988.[1][2]

The site has since been redeveloped for commercial use, and it currently includes a former Walmart store that opened in 2002 and closed in January 2016.[3] Interstate 95 serves Port Covington through Exits 54 (Hanover Street) and 55 (Key Highway); through this area, McComas Street serves as a frontage road between the two exits and continues east into the Locust Point neighborhood.

Proposed development

In January 2016, plans were unveiled by Sagamore Development Company, owned by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, regarding the redevelopment of Port Covington in South Baltimore.[4] The new plan for Port Covington calls for two proposed new light rail stations, along with new residential and commercial development. The first station would be located west of Hanover Street, and the other would be located at the intersection of East McComas Street and East Cromwell Street, just south of Federal Hill.[5] This proposed extension would create a new spur from the Central Light Rail line by crossing the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River south of Interstate 95. Additional features of the proposed redevelopment include a new entertainment venue, new waterfront park areas, makerspace, as well as new offices for Under Armour and other industries owned by Kevin Plank.

Sagamore Development has requested $1.1 billion in federal, state and municipal government financing, including $535 million in tax increment financing (TIF) from the City of Baltimore. The proposed TIF is the largest ever proposed in Baltimore, and would be one of the largest TIFs in the country. According to the Baltimore Sun, MuniCap projects that the Port Covington properties owned by Sagamore would be worth $2,608,900,706 at full build out.[6]

Some local residents are concerned with the adverse environmental impact the project will have on an already unstable region.[7]

Other Baltimoreans are concerned that the economic impact of the development will only benefit a segment of the population, leaving behind the city's poorer, economically depressed communities. At an August 2016 city council work session to discuss the potential project, tempers brewed. A local clergy member and community organizer said, "The city really should not be in the business of subsidizing affluent enclaves, especially one year after the unrest." An attorney for Sagamore Development reportedly bristled, and later offered that the project, which would include "world class" kayak facilities, would be available to the black community as well: "I’m fairly sure that African-Americans kayak too." Another pastor and community activist shouted in response, "This is for rich white people! You want it, you pay for it yourself!"[8]

Community groups have called for public financing to be linked to guarantees for a public profit-sharing agreement and financing for schools to cover potential loss of $315 million in funding over 40 years for Baltimore schools.[9] Advocates have also called for more affordable housing as part of the development, and lowering the size of the proposed TIF to cover only required infrastructure development, not additional amenities such as kayak landings.[10]

References

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1. ^{{cite book |last=Cook |first=Roger |author2=Zimmermann, Karl |title=The Western Maryland Railway: Fireballs and Black Diamonds |publisher=Garrigues House |location=Laurys Station, Pennsylvania |year=1992 |edition=2nd |isbn=0-9620844-4-1}}
2. ^{{cite book |last = Salamon|first = Stephen J. |last2 = Hopkins |first2 = William E. |title = The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era |place = Silver Spring, Maryland |publisher = Old Line Graphics |year = 1991 |volume = | edition =|isbn = 1-879314-07-X}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/01/15/walmart-in-south-baltimore-closing-its-doors/|title=Walmart in South Baltimore Closing Its Doors|author=McCorkell, Meghan |date=15 January 2016|work=WJZ-TV/CBS Baltimore}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2016/01/kevin-plank-port-covington-master-plan.html|title=Kevin Plank's real estate firm offers first look at multibillion-dollar Port Covington project|author=Simmons, Melody |date=7 January 2016|work=Baltimore Business Journal}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-sagamore-plan-20160107-story.html|title=Kevin Plank's Sagamore Development reveals Port Covington master plan|author=Sherman, Natalie |date=7 January 2016|work=Baltimore Sun}}
6. ^{{cite web|last1=Marton|first1=Adam|title=Port Covington redevelopment examined|url=http://data.baltimoresun.com/news/port-covington/|website=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=6 September 2016}}
7. ^{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2016/07/29/when-the-titan-wants-to-build-the-town-under-armour-founder-kevin-planks-5-5-billion-plan-for-baltimore/ | title=When the titan wants to build the town: Under Armour founder Kevin Plank’s $5.5 billion plan for Baltimore - The Washington Post | author=Jonathan O'Connell | date=July 29, 2016 | work=The Washington Post | access-date=July 30, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Shen|first1=Fern|title=As tempers flare over Port Covington, parties are pushed to negotiate|url=https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2016/08/24/as-tempers-flare-over-port-covington-parties-are-pushed-to-negotiate/|website=Baltimore Brew|accessdate=6 September 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|last1=Broadwater|first1=Luke|title=Young urges Sagamore to cut deals with unions, BUILD on Port Covington TIF|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-young-urges-sagamore-to-cut-deals-with-unions-build-on-port-covington-tif-20160803-story.html|website=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=6 September 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Broadwater|first1=Luke|title=Advocates pressure Port Covington developers on affordable housing, TIF size|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-port-covington-pressure-20160718-story.html|website=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=6 September 2016}}

External links

  • {{HAER |survey=MD-75 |id=md1206 |title=Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD |photos=19 |data=11 |cap=2}}
{{Coord|39|15|33.889|N|76|36|23.644|W|display=title}}{{geographic location
|Centre =Port Covington
|North =SoBo
|South =Cherry Hill
|Northwest =Carroll Camden
|West =Westport
|Southwest =Lakeland-Silver Lake
|Southeast =Patapsco River
|East =Patapsco River
|Northeast =Locust Point}}{{Baltimore neighborhoods}}

4 : Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland|Ports and harbors of Maryland|Transportation in Baltimore|Western Maryland Railway

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