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    Union Station: Section 106 Consulting Party Meeting

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    The document summarizes a meeting to discuss renovations and improvements to Union Station in Washington D.C. It outlines 13 design alternatives that were considered to address issues with pedestrian circulation, sightlines, and accessibility. Stakeholders like Amtrak and commercial tenants provided input. The preferred design alternative was presented, which involves reconfiguring the main floor plan and opening up sightlines. It aims to improve wayfinding, accessibility, and flow for travelers, visitors, and events. Next steps include a public comment period and finalizing plans to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to govern the project.

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    Union Station: Section 106 Consulting Party Meeting

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    The document summarizes a meeting to discuss renovations and improvements to Union Station in Washington D.C. It outlines 13 design alternatives that were considered to address issues with pedestrian circulation, sightlines, and accessibility. Stakeholders like Amtrak and commercial tenants provided input. The preferred design alternative was presented, which involves reconfiguring the main floor plan and opening up sightlines. It aims to improve wayfinding, accessibility, and flow for travelers, visitors, and events. Next steps include a public comment period and finalizing plans to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to govern the project.

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    The document summarizes a meeting to discuss renovations and improvements to Union Station in Washington D.C. It outlines 13 design alternatives that were considered to address issues with pedestrian circulation, sightlines, and accessibility. Stakeholders like Amtrak and commercial tenants provided input. The preferred design alternative was presented, which involves reconfiguring the main floor plan and opening up sightlines. It aims to improve wayfinding, accessibility, and flow for travelers, visitors, and events. Next steps include a public comment period and finalizing plans to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to govern the project.

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    Union Station: Section 106 Consulting Party Meeting

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    Lydia DePillis
    The document summarizes a meeting to discuss renovations and improvements to Union Station in Washington D.C. It outlines 13 design alternatives that were considered to address issues with pedestrian circulation, sightlines, and accessibility. Stakeholders like Amtrak and commercial tenants provided input. The preferred design alternative was presented, which involves reconfiguring the main floor plan and opening up sightlines. It aims to improve wayfinding, accessibility, and flow for travelers, visitors, and events. Next steps include a public comment period and finalizing plans to sign a Memorandum of Agreement to govern the project.

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    UNION STATION

    Section106 ConsultingPartyMeeting
    July20,2011

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Invited Consulting Parties


    AdvisoryCouncilonHistoric Preservation Rep.EleanorHolmesNorton AdvisoryNeighborhood Commission6C D.C.HistoricPreservationOfficer D.C.OfficeofPlanning D.C.Dept.ofTransportation CommissionofFineArts NationalCapitalPlanning Commission NationalParkService Greyhound Amtrak VirginiaRailwayExpress WMATA Baltimore&OhioRailroadMuseum CapitolHillBusinessImprovement District CapitolHillRestorationSociety Committeeof100ontheFederalCity D.C.PreservationLeague NationalCapitalTrolleyMuseum NationalRailwayHistoricalSociety NationalTrustforHistoric Preservation NoMaBusinessImprovementDistrict WashingtonChapter,AIA
    2

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    MOA Signatories
    UnionStationRedevelopmentCorporation(USRC) FederalRailroadAdministration(FRA) D.C.HistoricPreservationOfficer(DCHPO) AdvisoryCouncilonHistoricPreservation(ACHP) UnionStationInvestco (USI)

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Consultation Purpose
    ProvidebackgroundthathasledtothePreferred DesignAlternative IntroducePreferredDesignAlternative Receivecommentsandsuggestionsfrom invitedConsultingParties

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Project Need

    &

    Project Purpose
    Improvepedestriancirculation

    Poorclarityanddirectioncausing weakpedestriancirculationpatterns Obscuredsightlines Poorverticalcirculation ChangeinLowerLeveluse PoorAmtraksignvisibility Impendingincreaseinridership MaintainSpecialEventsviability

    Improvesightlines Providegoodverticalcirculation ImproveLowerLevelAccess Maintaincommercialviability Improvehorizontalandvertical circulation Betteraccommodatespecial events

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Station Uses
    InterModal TransportationHub

    Retail& Restaurants

    SpecialEvents

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Existing Center Caf

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Initial Proposal (June 2010)

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Assessment of Alternatives
    EachalternativewasassessedforitseffectonthefollowingDesignIssues:

    CenterCaf Viability FloorPenetration Sightlines SpatialVolumeofMainHall PedestrianCirculation AmtrakSignageLocation HistoricFabric

    PlantersinMainHall Wayfinding ADA VisibilitytoLowerLevel AccesstoLowerLevel SpecialEvents CommercialViability

    Union Station Section 106

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    Design Alternatives
    2 3

    10

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    Design Alternatives contd.


    5 8

    10

    11

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    Design Alternatives contd.


    7

    12

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternatives contd.


    6

    13

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    Design Alternative 11 (December 2010)

    14

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    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternative 11 contd.

    15

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    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternative 11 contd.

    16

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    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternative 11a

    17

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    July 20, 2011

    Collaboration with Main Users


    1. USRC 2. Amtrak 3. USI/CommercialTenants

    18

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    July 20, 2011

    User Challenges
    PedestrianFlowtoTransportationandRetail SightlinestoTransportationandRetailSignage Safety,Security,andComfort

    19

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    July 20, 2011

    Pedestrian Flow

    20

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    July 20, 2011

    Pedestrian Flow

    21

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    July 20, 2011

    Sightlines

    22

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    July 20, 2011

    Sightlines

    23

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    Safety, Security, and Comfort


    Historically Based Design

    Contemporary Pedestal Design

    24

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    July 20, 2011

    Safety, Security, and Comfort


    HistoricallyBasedBenchDesign
    Impedimenttocaninepatrol Seatbacksinhibitsecuritysurvey Possibilityofconcealment Limitsgroupgathering Confusionoverauthenticity Limitedportabilityandstorage

    ContemporaryBenchDesign
    Facilitatescaninepatrol Flattopfacilitatessecuritysurvey Nopossibilityofconcealmentyet accommodatesbagsandbelongings Facilitatesgroupgathering Obviouslynotoriginaldesignyet compatiblewithhistoricmaterials Highlyportableandeasytostore

    25

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    Main Station User Working Sessions

    26

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    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternative 12

    27

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    July 20, 2011

    Design Alternatives contd.


    12a 12b

    12c

    12d

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    July 20, 2011

    Additional Furniture

    29

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    July 20, 2011

    Preferred Design Alternative

    30

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    PREFERRED DESIGN ALTERNATIVE

    31

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    EXISTING VS. PROPOSED

    32

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    HISTORIC FLOOR STRUCTURE

    33

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

    34

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    July 20, 2011

    VIEW FROM ENTRY

    35

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    OVERALL VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST

    36

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS WEST HALL

    37

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    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS MAIN ENTRY

    38

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    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS WEST ESCALATOR OPENING

    39

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS NORTHWEST

    40

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS EAST ESCALATOR OPENING

    41

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

    42

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    VIEW TOWARDS MAIN HALL FROM LOWER LEVEL

    43

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    VIEW FROM ESCALATOR AT LOWER LEVEL

    44

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    SIGHTLINE SECTION LOOKING NORTH

    45

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    SIGHTLINE SECTION LOOKING WEST

    46

    Union Station Section 106

    July 20, 2011

    OVERALL VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST DURING EVENTS

    47

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    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED ESCALATOR OPENING

    48

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    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED INFORMATION DESK

    49

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    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED LMU

    50

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    July 20, 2011

    PROPOSED BENCH

    51

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    July 20, 2011

    PREFERRED DESIGN ALTERNATIVE

    52

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    July 20, 2011

    Mitigation
    NationalHistoricLandmark(NHL) application WayfindingProgram PreservationPlan RemovalofPlanters

    53 31

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    July 20, 2011

    Next Steps
    CommentPeriod: ClosesWed.,September7 Approx.45Days: DesignFinalization Approx.45Days: SignMOA GOAL: Completeprocessbytheendof2011

    54 32

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    Question and Answer

    55 33

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