LIZ FARMER
Daily Record Business Writer
July 7, 2009 8:15 PM
City and state officials are behind it. The economic impact study estimates $100 million could be in store for Baltimore.
With the office buildings as a backdrop, safety workers untangle cars during April’s Grand Prix of Long Beach, which features the same type of cars that organizers want to bring to Baltimore in 2011.But bringing an IndyCar Series street race to the Inner Harbor also represents a massive logistical responsibility and is far from a sure thing in 2011.
From repaving streets to rerouting traffic and public transportation routes to installing sound barriers to keep out noise pollution in surrounding neighborhoods, a lot of elements need to be assessed before bringing the race here is a done deal.
“It’s an enormous, enormous undertaking,” said Terry Hasseltine, director of sports marketing for the state.
But Hasseltine and other city and state officials seem poised to do what they can to bring the event, and its estimated spending impact of $70 million to $100 million, here in two years.
Daily Record Business Writer
July 7, 2009 8:15 PM
City and state officials are behind it. The economic impact study estimates $100 million could be in store for Baltimore.
With the office buildings as a backdrop, safety workers untangle cars during April’s Grand Prix of Long Beach, which features the same type of cars that organizers want to bring to Baltimore in 2011.But bringing an IndyCar Series street race to the Inner Harbor also represents a massive logistical responsibility and is far from a sure thing in 2011. From repaving streets to rerouting traffic and public transportation routes to installing sound barriers to keep out noise pollution in surrounding neighborhoods, a lot of elements need to be assessed before bringing the race here is a done deal.
“It’s an enormous, enormous undertaking,” said Terry Hasseltine, director of sports marketing for the state.
But Hasseltine and other city and state officials seem poised to do what they can to bring the event, and its estimated spending impact of $70 million to $100 million, here in two years.