Mayor Bowser to reveal DC’s master plan for RFK Stadium campus redevelopment

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to reveal the city’s master plan for redeveloping the RFK campus Thursday morning.

Bowser is expected to announce the plan to the public during an 11 a.m. news conference. You can watch a livestream of her remarks in the video player above.

In late June, D.C. released draft plans for the community surrounding a new Washington Commanders stadium at the former site of RFK Stadium.

Renderings included with the draft plan show the idea is to have a community with open spaces, parks, retail and housing. Walkability and access to the Anacostia River were essential for many who weighed in.

The mayor released draft plans for the community surrounding the new Washington Commanders football stadium. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

“We’ve been working throughout the development of this master plan with WMATA and the District Department of Transportation, and in this project, as all projects, having lots of ways for people to get to one place is really important, whether on foot, on bike, you’re in a vehicle, you’re taking transit, you’re taking Metrorail or the bus – all of those are provided for,” Office of Planning Director Anita Cozart said. “So, the big part of the master plan is making sure that there is space for those.”

The plan included a space for a grocery store and as many as 6,500 new houses with 30% of those houses dedicated as affordable.

With the unveiling of a draft plan for the community surrounding the new Commanders stadium, some residents have concerns. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The community will develop around the stadium after it’s built, Cozart said.

Earlier this month, the Commanders released images of what the inside of the stadium will look like. A unified seating bowl, seating angles and the roof design will work together to make it one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL once it’s complete, the team said.

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