BALTIMORE, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today the South Baltimore 7 Coalition (SB7), a nonprofit group engaged on behalf of the South Baltimore communities, added its assist for the proposed Superconducting Maglev high-speed passenger prepare challenge (the “Maglev”) and its developer, Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR). More particularly, SB7 backed the proposed Maglev station atop the Maryland Transit Administration’s Cherry Hill Light Rail station.
A Community Benefits Agreement is deliberate to element BWRR’s actions with, and contributions to, South Baltimore communities. The developer seems ahead to working intently with communities as the Federally mandated NEPA course of is accomplished, significantly upon Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval of the challenge and choice of Cherry Hill as the Baltimore station. SB7 and BWRR are dedicated to working collectively in the coming weeks on additional particulars.
“SB7 has been successful in engaging with initiatives that deliver results in South Baltimore —
and we wish the Maglev to be a kind of,” said Michael Middleton, Chair and President of SB7 Coalition and executive director of the Cherry Hill Development Corporation. “We additionally need our authorities officers to assist us, together with the FRA finishing the Federal evaluate course of and choosing Cherry Hill for the Baltimore station. It would considerably improve consideration in the South Baltimore space by producing alternatives for financial improvement, housing and leisure,” he added.
“I am extremely humbled by SB7’s critical support for a South Baltimore station in Cherry Hill, which will bring large-scale investment, access to approximately 200 permanent jobs at the station, many thousands of other jobs to build and operate the service, MBE/WBE contracts, workforce development, and much more,” expressed Wayne Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BWRR. “And I am excited to establish a rapport with the communities represented by SB7 long before construction begins on the largest transportation infrastructure project in Maryland’s history.”
As BWRR’s most popular web site, the proposed station in Cherry Hill builds on current strategic choices to draw extra sources to South Baltimore as a serious vacation spot. Notable initiatives reminiscent of Port Covington and Reimagine Middle Branch are amongst the different tasks coming to fruition that may assist to redefine the way forward for the space. When the Maglev’s building is full, its timing ought to align nicely with the myriad efforts underway.
“Our communities are looking for great partners and great possibilities. Over the last few years, we learned that the Maglev project offers both. We can work with BWRR on issues we care about, like more STEM education, employment, transportation, and other opportunities for our residents,” shared Pam Oliver, chair of SB7’s Transportation Committee and director of Lakeland Community Association Partnership, Inc.
About SB7 Coalition
The SB7 Coalition was fashioned as the results of an almost peerless partnership between six neighborhood organizations positioned in South Baltimore and the personal improvement entity that sought to construct a 26-acre web site throughout Middle Branch, Port Covington. Through two years of intensive negotiating, fact-finding, and examination of greatest practices throughout the nation, representatives from the communities of Brooklyn, Cherry Hill, Curtis Bay, Lakeland, Mount Winans, and Westport, together with representatives from the Port Covington Development Team, agreed to a framework for funding neighborhood precedence tasks and working collectively to advance an ongoing partnership. The ensuing Community Benefits Agreement encompasses the six neighborhoods as represented by their neighborhood organizations:
- Concerned Citizens for a Better Brooklyn
- Cherry Hill Community Coalition
- Community of Curtis Bay Association
- Lakeland Community Association Partnership
- Mt. Winans Community Association
- Westport Neighborhood Association
In the months following the execution of the Community Benefits Agreement, it grew to become clear {that a} extra formal company construction was wanted to handle the stream of funds, joint program and funding efforts in addition to assist the member organizations. SB7 included in May of 2017 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit company.
About Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail
Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR) is an American firm that’s the developer for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV) challenge. The SCMAGLEV system is the world’s quickest floor transportation system and will join Washington, DC to Baltimore in quarter-hour. The SCMAGLEV system is a secure and transformative transportation resolution that may revolutionize how individuals stay and work in the most congested area of the nation. Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is presently extending their SCMAGLEV, in operation since 1998, to attach Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Learn extra at www.NortheastMaglev.com
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