CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) --Amtrak is asking riders for suggestions to improve Union Station.
The ideas from the public will contribute to Amtrak's reimagining of the concourse at the station. Some of the planned changes include improvements to the boarding process, modernized amenities, and new services.
Leading the design team at this Amtrak-owned station is Chicago-based Epstein, a design and construction firm, in partnership with FXCollaborative. FXCollaborative designed the recently opened and well-received $24 million Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge and Office Complex in the Moynihan Train Hall in Penn Station in New York.
“Strategically renovating the station will transform and shape Chicago Union Station for years to come,” said Stephan Dallendorfer, lead designer for FXCollaborative on the project.
Amtrak officials said "federal capital funds along with generous contributions" from partners, which includes Metra, the City of Chicago, Cook County, the states of Illinois and Michigan will finance the construction and redesign.
The request for revisions from the public comes ahead of the station's 100th birthday next year.
The survey in which the public can share their ideas can be found here and is open through the end of January.
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