Take Action on RFK
A new stadium is coming to Kingman Park opening in 2030, but what else is planned for the 180-acre campus? The Office of Planning is creating a Master Plan that will be released this summer. A recent WMATA study rejected a new metro station at Oklahoma Ave NE & Benning Rd NE. A giant parking garage and a 5-lane road are planned for the “Kingman Park District.” We still have yet to see a binding Community Benefits Agreement or a public meeting with the Community Benefits Oversight Committee. We’ve been promised a stadium of the future, but many decisions seem to be stuck in the past. Take action to ensure redevelopment at the RFK stadium site is people-centered, transit focused, and fully transparent.
We demand an independent review of the WMATA study that rejects a new metro station at Oklahoma Ave & Benning Rd, quarterly public hearings, where neighbors can actually testify – not just the billionaires, and transparency from the Community Benefits Oversight Committee.
Call/email/DM all of your Councilmembers (the Council chair and at-Large members represent us too!) Attend scheduled DC Council budget meetings. Knock on their office door. Showing up to the Wilson Building (whether planned or unannounced) has a huge impact in letting the Council know we deserve better.
We demand real and accessible community services, benefits and engagement. Not just a promise.
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For updates from the following entities, please visit:
DC City Government: OurRFK
EventsDC: RFK Status, The Fields at RFK, GoPlay
Office of Planning April 28 Presentation
DC 2050 online workshop and survey (June 7 Deadline)
Councilmember Felder’s Small Business subcommittee (DSLBD)
If you’d like to read the WMATA and DDOT study, click here
National Capitol Planning Commission RFK Project
Councilmember Felder’s Community Benefits Oversight Committee Members and Updates
The future of the RFK site’s trees: Proving our advocacy works and Sign the Heritage Trees Petition
When you need some restoration after your advocacy work, please visit Kingman and Heritage Islands!
Preserve The Park at Kingman Park - The Great Lawn on Oklahoma Avenue
Real and accessible community services, benefits and engagement
Ensure the site serves residents of the surrounding neighborhoods and their input is prioritized.
Build up the community, support public safety
Protect the Anacostia River
Use state-of-the-art zero waste practices
Prioritize safe, equitable transit, cycling, and pedestrian access
May 2026 (WUSA9): 'We were promised this pot of gold' | Ward 7 neighbors pushback against plan to not build a new Metro station at DC's RFK site
May 2026 (GGW): Breakfast links: WMATA proposes bus, no new rail station or entrance at RFK site
April 2026 (WTOP): Federal planners approve preliminary Commanders stadium plan, but have parking questions - WTOP News
March 2026 (GGW): RFK market organizers wonder what's next
January 2026 (NBC4): The Commanders are coming back to DC—but at what cost to neighbors?
November 2025 (WUSA9): Residents share vision for RFK Stadium Redevelopment at first public meeting since design team announcement
November 2025 (FOX5): DC residents weigh in on proposed design for Commanders new stadium
September 2025 (ABC7): How a green space is fueling DC neighbors' push for change to RFK deal ahead of final vote
September 2025 (WTOP): Residents living near RFK site voice concern, optimism as DC stadium vote inches closer
January 2025 (GGW):Whether or not it gets a stadium, RFK needs a second Metro station
The current plan calls for no new metro station, a 5-lane road cutting across Oklahoma Lawn, and a giant parking garage — housing thousands of vehicles — directly across from Kingman Park homes, threatening the health and safety of our community, towering over our green space, and impeding access to the riverfront.
There is a better way! Most neighbors we’ve spoken with propose adding a new metro infill station along Benning and Oklahoma Ave NE, reducing parking overall, and relocating what's left to unoccupied portions of the RFK site and surrounding areas.
Follow our friends at Kingman Park Action for more information.
