The $8.8 billion Union Station plan is already three years behind schedule

Published May 15, 2023 7:06pm ET



Union Station was already falling apart before COVID, thanks to the toleration of vagrancy, marijuana use, and public urination. Now, almost two years after Washington, D.C., ended its public health emergency, the 115-year-old station is only worse. It has lost over half its retailers and eateries, and foot traffic keeps declining.

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