Norton Succeeds in Bringing First Intercity Bus Center to DC (1/21/2010)

Norton Succeeds in Bringing First Intercity Bus Center to D.C.

January 21, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - After working for nearly four years to bring intercity bus service to Union Station, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will be joined by Union Station and bus company representatives at a press conference on Monday, January 25, 8:15 a.m., Union Station Garage Bus Deck Level as a new public bus stop facility opens for the first ever bus pick-up and drop-off service in Union Station's history. Three intercity bus companies - Greyhound's Boltbus, Washington Deluxe, and DC2NY - will bring bus service as part of a plan Norton is leading to make Union Station a model intermodal center, while expanding train service and building retail and commercial space in the air space above the railroad tracks. The Congresswoman has held several hearings on the overhaul of Union Station, working closely with the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, and already has secured $500,000 in federal funds for Union Station redevelopment.