The plan prepares the station s 47acre campus for the growth of light rail and the probable addition of high speed rail, while improving. Union station in the patsaouras plazametro parking structures at vignescesar chavez streets. Thursday, february, 46 pm union station waiting room this event is free and open to the public. Parkinson, its mission revival architecture speaks to a mythic vision of spanish heritage, but with streamline moderne and art deco details. Another design for union stations master plan, downtown news. The plan prepares the stations 47acre campus for the growth of light rail and the probable addition of high speed rail, while improving. Now some shifting visions could change how people reach the trains. Aug 19, 20 the existing daniel burnhamdesigned station, which opened in 1907, would remain the cardinal face of union station to the south, but the northern edge of the complexcurrently an underwhelming parking garage and bus terminal on h streetwould undergo significant changes.
Metro begins implementation of union station master plan. Goals of the master plan project accommodate current and future transit needs create an iconic place of extraordinary design protect and enhance union station improve access and connectivity to the city around us maximize the value of metros investment in the property incorporate the best sustainability features 3. Attachment b modification change order log link us. With an issue before them that had polarized the city like no other in its history, voters approved the union station concept 61. Chicago union station master plan moves forward, could. We appreciate that metro is prioritizing the preservation of the historic 1939 union station in the drafting of alternatives for a new master plan to guide the station and the surrounding site. As a part of its master plan, metro is currently studying how to best integrate tracks and. Jul 21, 2017 dtla the master plan for an overhaul of union station has been in the works for years. There is also 87,000ft 2 of housing, the 540,000ft metropolitan water district headquarters, a 47,800ft2 office building, and the 628,000ft2 mta headquarters. In place of chinatown, a distinctive mission revival station proudly stands as the centerpiece of our. Gruen associates was selected as the prime consultant, with grimshaw architects as the design lead to prepare the union station master plan. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. Union station is one of the regions key transportation facilities and economic drivers. The plan is designed to preserve the architectural beauty of union station as it prepares the civic icon to meet the growing transportation demands of.
First major step in planning process that will bring union station into 21 st century. In 1980, it was entered on the national register of historic places. Oct 23, 2014 the metropolitan transportation authoritys master plan to renovate union station, including building a new passenger concourse and bus terminal, has received a preliminary green light the. Gruen associates was selected as the prime consultant, with grimshaw architects as the design lead to prepare the union station.
The following plans and programs are also part of the general plan. Metro plans to install bluetooth beacons in union station to enable sending text. Join us as we welcome thee sinseers to union station s waiting room. Issue in october 2014, the metro board adopted a set of recommendations that move the usmp. Issue in october 2014, the metro board adopted a set of recommendations that move the. Another design for union stations master plan news. Therese mcmillan 1 ji i l chief planning officer vsubject. August september 2014 8003715465 link adium ls e ngels. May 25, 2016 chicago union station master plan moves forward, could include highrise new, 3 comments the complex could see an additional 3 million square feet of office space. Amtrak fact sheet, fy2018, state of california pdf. Pdf icon conservancy comments on master plan, july 2, 20. If you hold a ticket for any bus or rail travel, amtrak baggage claim in the passenger concourse will accept luggage for temporary storage. Denver union station master plan city and county of denver.
The statement of significance from the national register nomination reads. Site plan for union station master plan grimshawgruenmetro. Station, metro began a master planning process aimed at upgrading and enhancing the facility, elevating it. Metropolitan transportation authority metro has developed the union station master plan. Over a two year period, informed by extensive stakeholder engagement, the union station master plan was informed by three programmatic goals. The vast site is currently home to the 140,000ft2 union station itself, as well as its corresponding rail yard. Apr 08, 2015 this master plan will actually be the second union station master plan that grimshaw is currently overseeing. The simultaneous planning of transport improvements and new development on the site will allow for both a more coordinated implementation of the master plan. The union station master plan will develop metros vision and plan to guide future development at the station, including transit operations. Union station is the regions primary transit hub, connecting southern california counties whose combined population totals more than 17 million. Built in 1939 in a grand mission revival style of architecture, it became the last of the great urban railroad stations built in the united states.
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