Washington Union Station Expansion Project€¦ · CFA Information Presentation November 21, 2019...

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Railroad Administration

CFA

Information Presentation

November 21, 2019

Washington Union Station

Expansion Project

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Agenda

• Station Expansion Project (SEP) Project

o Background

o Purpose and Need

• SEP Alternatives

o Alternative A-C (Preferred)

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Station Expansion Project

Background, Purpose and Need

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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Owner of Washington Union Station (WUS), Lead Federal Agency for National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 process

Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC)

Project Proponent - Nonprofit station complex landlord and public steward

Amtrak

Project Proponent - Intercity and commuter rail track and platform operator

Cooperating Agencies

NCPC, NPS, FTA, and DDOT

Consultant Team

• Beyer Blinder Belle, Prime Consultant, Urban Design, Historic Preservation

• Grimshaw – Lead Designer, Architect

• VHB – NEPA and Multimodal Transportation

• Arup – Lead Engineer

Introductions

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FRA/USRC

Amtrak

Akridge

FRA/Akridge

District Department of

Transportation (DDOT)

Washington Metropolitan

Area Transit Authority

(WMATA)

National Park Service

(NPS)

Today’s Station

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Project Purpose and Need

Railroad Growth

and Capacity

ADA, Safety,

and Security

Intermodal

Travel

Neighborhood /

Land Use

Integration

Station’s

Economic

Viability

Station

Preservation

Customer

Experience

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NEPA and Section 106 Process

December

2015

WINTER

2016October

2016March

2018

Spring

2020

Public

Meeting

#1

Info

Forum

#2

Public

Meeting

#3

Public

Hearing

Identify and invite

Consulting Parties

Define study area

Begin identifying

potentially affected

properties

Define area

of potential

effects (APE)

and identify

historic

properties

Draft and

execute

agreement

document to

resolve adverse

effects

Define

undertaking

Initiate

consultationS1

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ScopingPurpose

and

Need

Preliminary

Concepts

Development

Alternatives

Draft

Environmental

Impact Statement

(EIS)

Final EIS/

Record of

Decision

Notice

of

Intent

We Are

HerePublic

Meeting

#4

EIS

Assess

effects to

historic

properties

March

2016Winter

2020

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Station Expansion Project

Alternatives

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No-Action Alternative

Planned / Ongoing Station Improvement

Projects

Historic Station Preservation

Private Air-Rights Development

Local Transportation Projects, including

H Street Bridge Replacement and

Streetcar

Approved Local Development Projects

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ELEMENTS SHARED IN ALL ACTION ALTERNATIVES

ELEMENTS THAT VARY IN ACTION ALTERNATIVES

Action Alternatives Program Elements

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BUS FACILITY PARKINGTRAIN HALL

CONCOURSES BIKE & PED ACCESSRAIL

TAXI & SHARED RIDE HISTORIC STATION

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Action Alternatives A B

ALL PARKING BELOWGROUND

C

ADDITIONAL PARKING

BELOWGROUND

C

ADDITIONAL PARKING

BELOWGROUND

ED

ALL PARKING BELOWGROUNDADDITIONAL PARKING

BELOWGROUND

West Parking OptionEast Parking Option

TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING

POTENTIAL FEDERAL AIR

RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

(P.A.R.D.)

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

(F.A.R.D.)

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

Diagram for illustration purposes only

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Action Alternatives SECTIONAL DIAGRAM

STATION EXPANSION PLAN ELEMENTS

POTENTIAL FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS DEVELOPABLE AREA

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Alternative A


• NORTH-SOUTH TRAIN HALL

• RECONSTRUCTED FACILITY:

SOUTHWEST BUS TERMINAL

• PARKING ABOVE BUS (Four Levels)

TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

Columbus

Plaza

Historic Station

Building

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Alternative B

ALL PARKING

BELOWGROUND

Columbus

Plaza


• NORTH-SOUTH TRAIN HALL

• RECONSTRUCTED FACILITY:

SOUTHWEST BUS TERMINAL

• PARKING BELOWGROUND (Two Levels)

TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

Historic Station

Building

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative C: East Parking Option

• EAST-WEST TRAIN HALL

• NORTHEAST BUS TERMINAL

+ SOUTH BUS DROP-OFF

• PARKING ABOVE BUS (Three Levels)

+ BELOWGROUND (One Level)

• ACCESS ZONE FOR STATION FOR VISUAL

CONNECTION AND DAYLIGHTING

ADDITIONAL

PARKING

BELOWGROUND

Columbus

Plaza


TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

Historic Station

Building

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative C: West Parking Option

ADDITIONAL

PARKING

BELOWGROUND

Columbus

Plaza



• NORTHWEST BUS TERMINAL

+ SOUTH BUS DROP-OFF

• PARKING ABOVE BUS (Three Levels)

+ BELOWGROUND (One Level)



TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

Historic Station

Building

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative D

ADDITIONAL

PARKING

BELOWGROUND

Historic Station

Building

Columbus

Plaza



• SOUTH BUS TERMINAL

PARKING BELOWGROUND (One Level)

+ NORTH OF H STREET (Three Levels)



TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative E

ALL PARKING

BELOWGROUND

Columbus

Plaza



• SOUTH BUS TERMINAL

PARKING BELOWGROUND (Two Levels)



TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

Historic Station

Building

FEDERAL AIR RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative A-C

(Preferred)

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)AERIAL PERSPECTIVE LOOKING NORTHEAST

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Historic Station

Building

Columbus

Plaza

TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTFEDERAL AIR

RIGHTS

SQUARE 172

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)DECK ALLOCATION DIAGRAM


SEP PROJECT POTENTIAL FEDERAL AIR

RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

PROPERTY

LINE

SEP PROJECT

ABOVE OR

BELOW

POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)LOWER CONCOURSE LEVEL PLAN

SEP Pedestrian Entrance


CONCOURSES

BACK OF HOUSE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)PLATFORM PLAN



CONCOURSES

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)DECK LEVEL PLAN



TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTPROPERTY

LINE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)UPPER DECK LEVEL PLAN


TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA


LINE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)PARKING LEVEL PLAN


TRAIN HALL

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA


LINE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH BUS AND PARKING

Max allowable height

USN, 212.50’

Historic Station 58.50’

H Street High Point

82.50’

Sea Level 0

Diagram for illustration purposes only KEY PLAN

CONCOURSES

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

BACK OF HOUSE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH BUS AND PARKING SOUTH OF H STREET



USN, 212.50’

Historic Station 58.50’

H Street High Point

82.50’

Sea Level 0

KEY PLAN

Tracks and Platforms

Concourse

New Train Hall

Historic StationConcourse A

CONCOURSES

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

BACK OF HOUSE

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Alternative A-C (Preferred)LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH BUS AND PARKING NORTH OF H STREET

Max allowable

height USN,

212.50’

Historic Station

58.50’

H Street High Point

82.50’

Sea Level 0


POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Tracks and Platforms

Back of HouseConcourse

CONCOURSES

BUS FACILITY

PARKING


RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA

BACK OF HOUSE

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Action AlternativesSECTION THROUGH H STREET LOOKING NORTH


CONCOURSES

WMATA

PRIVATE AIR RIGHTS

DEVELOPABLE AREA


USN, 212.50’

Historic Station

58.50’

H Street High Point

82.50’

Sea Level 0

H Street Concourse

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Summary: Alternative A-C (Preferred):

• Responds to public and agency comments

• Minimizes construction impacts

• Maintains close connection of intermodal uses near historic station building

• Minimizes operational traffic impacts

• Minimizes property impacts

• Enhances urban setting at the deck level

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Thank you

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