Norton Announces Union Station Roundtable to Discuss Traffic Issues, Improvements, and Future Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Congresswoman will host a Union Station roundtable, entitled "Solving Traffic Congestion and Preparing for a Makeover Inside Union Station," Wednesday, October 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Norton invites residents to join in the discussion as she seeks answers to vehicular and pedestrian traffic congestion at Union Station, upkeep of Columbus Plaza, and future development plans for Union Station. Norton raised questions about traffic pile-ups in a letter to USRC and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in July after complaints from residents and members of Congress who missed trains because of the delays caused by traffic patterns in Columbus Circle, and heavy traffic in the immediate area surrounding Union Station. She expects officials to present a plan to resolve traffic congestion, plans for development at Union Station and short-term and long-term goals for improvements that may require policy agreements between the local and federal entities involved with the station.

"I believe residents will want to hear and comment on plans to resolve Union Station's traffic issues and to hear for the first time about new development using the air rights above the station," said Norton.

The roundtable will begin with statements from the panel followed by questions from Norton and residents who attend. Invited participants include: Beverly K. Swaim-Staley, President & CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation; Sean Kennealy, Chief of Professional Services, National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks; Bob LaCroix, Chief, Corridor Development, Amtrak; David Tuchmann, Vice President of Development, Akridge; and representatives from Federal City Council and DDOT.