Washington Union Station Expansion Project

The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC), with project partner Amtrak, commissioned BBB along with Grimshaw, Arup, and VHB to create a new vision for Washington Union Station (WUS), an iconic 19th-century station, designed by Daniel Burnham, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The station currently serves as a terminal for long-distance, intercity, and commuter trains, connecting over 40 million people annually, and is Amtrak’s second busiest location in the United States as well as the District’s primary intercity bus terminal. BBB led the extensive planning, public engagement, environmental and historical preservation compliance, and secured approvals from the US Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission for a proposed expansion that addresses rapidly growing ridership and multimodal needs.