The photography policy is in the process of being completely re-written. Our team, with the help of Amtrak, has drafted a new policy that will provide our visitors with a clearer understanding of the fact that photography in the public areas of the station is absolutely permitted.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Union Station update: The latest from JLS
Full details over at DC Photo Rights, but according to Jones Lang LaSalle's Bryant Chambers, the new photo policy is still not completed. Ignoring the fact that the illegal signs are still up and that management missed its 30-day deadline to deliver a draft to Eleanor Holmes Norton's office, this is the update Chambers gave me on Friday:
The photography policy is in the process of being completely re-written. Our team, with the help of Amtrak, has drafted a new policy that will provide our visitors with a clearer understanding of the fact that photography in the public areas of the station is absolutely permitted.
The photography policy is in the process of being completely re-written. Our team, with the help of Amtrak, has drafted a new policy that will provide our visitors with a clearer understanding of the fact that photography in the public areas of the station is absolutely permitted.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Six weeks in
It's been six weeks since the congressional hearing on Union Station. And you know what's happened since then? Nothing. Not. A. Thing. Nada. Zero. Zilch.
The signs declaring Union Station private property are still up. They still claim photography is prohibited, along with other protected rights such as distributing political literature and handbills. No one has been stopped since the hearing, but nor has Union Station management shown any sign that they are taking D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's demands seriously. For starters, she ordered them to remove freestanding signs and stickers like this one. Notice the date on that? Yeah, Aug. 22. 30 days after the hearing. Two weeks since I took that shot, and yes, they're all still there.
DCist called Norton's office last month after the 30-day mark, when Jones Lang LaSalle, the station's management company, was supposed to have submitted its revised policy on photography. As of Aug. 26, that information had not been received by Norton's office. My own attempts to contact the transportation committee staff and Norton's office have been unsuccessful, but I haven't tried for a few weeks, either.
This isn't much of an update, I know. The people on our side aren't getting back to me, and the people not on our side aren't fulfilling their end of the bargain, either. Look for more news on the 60-day mark.
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