A year ago, five DC mayors ( @MayorBowser @VinceGrayWard7 @adrianfenty @TonyWilliamsDC & @SharonPrattDC) made an appeal to our federal partners to sell us #ourRFK to help us meet the District’s goal of building 36,000 new homes by 2025 #36000by2025 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-opinions/congress-should-let-dc-buy-rfk-stadium/2019/11/29/f6bcdcc4-1086-11ea-9cd7-a1becbc82f5e_story.html

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The land is an anchor tethering us to an unequal past. Now we can make it a sail guiding us to a more inclusive and prosperous future for residents on both sides of the river...

Without congressional action, the site will continue to be 190acres of mostly asphalt, providing no benefit to DC residents or the 20M people who visit the nation’s capital every year. There is, however, an opportunity to deliver a win-win for both the federal govt & DC residents

H.R. 1883, introduced by Del. @EleanorNorton (D-D.C.), would authorize the District to purchase the land at market value. A full land conveyance would allow the District to develop the site to create housing, jobs, development and tax revenue.

Our mission in the District is to ensure that all of our residents are sharing in the prosperity generated in our city. The RFK campus is an opportunity to make infrastructure, housing and workforce investments that reach Wards 7 and 8...

and connect them with Ward 6 and the rest of the city — both sides of the Anacostia River.

In 2008, @Nationals Park was unveiled in Navy Yard, sparking the economic renaissance we continue to see along the riverfront today, leading to a 2019 World Series title.

Whether...

a stadium or sports arena is included in the reimagined RFK campus is a debate for a future date & is something we should decide by and for ourselves. We must all stand united to put back to productive use a vacant sea of asphalt parking & convert it into a thriving neighborhood.