The Committee of 100 advocates using the RFK campus for community recreation and opposes a new NFL stadium on the site. White paper and 2-page summary of C100 position (2023-2024) The white paper considers the history of the RFK campus, prior planning initiatives, the District’s need for additional recreation space and affordable housing, a possible new NFL stadium, economists’ analysis of public financing of football stadiums, and the history of the District’s financial contributions to Nationals’ Park and Audi Field.
This flyer is based on the white paper on the same subject (below) for distribution at a January 2024 event hosted by the Friends of Kingman Park Civic Association to which Council Chair Mendelson and C100’s Elizabeth Purcell were invited to speak on the future of the RFK Stadium site.
This white paper considers the history of RFK campus, prior planning initiatives, the District's need for additional recreation space and affordable housing, a possible new NFL stadium, economists' analysis of public financing of football stadiums, and the history of the District's financial contributions to Nationals' Park and Audi Field.
Carol Aten, John Fondersmith, Pat Tiller, Elizabeth Purcell, Faith Wheeler
Comments on the National Capital Planning Commission's (NCPC) Draft "Monumental Core Streetscape Guidelines: Vertical and Surface Elements" were submitted on April 27, 2022. The Committee of 100 suggested improving the definitions of the Monumental Core boundaries and suggested changes and additions for describing Vertical and Surface Elements.
