{"id":313,"date":"2012-12-04T22:55:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T06:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2012\/12\/04\/get-involved-in-the-union-station-master-plan\/"},"modified":"2014-02-05T20:59:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T04:59:01","slug":"get-involved-in-the-union-station-master-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2012\/12\/04\/get-involved-in-the-union-station-master-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Get involved in the Union Station Master Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo from Metro web site<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2011 Metro purchased the iconic Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, a beautiful structure that combines Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and Art Deco styles. Partially designed by John Parkinson and Donald Parkinson, the station was built by the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Santa Fe railroads in the late 1930s at a cost of $11 million and became known as the last of the great stations in America.<\/p>\n

While Union Station has long served as the hub of the region\u2019s mass transit networks, that role has become increasingly important during the past several decades as the surrounding southern California counties have expanded rail, bus and shuttle services. This Fall, Metro kicked off a Master Plan project that looks to the future and will seek to:<\/p>\n