D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to transform the former RFK Stadium site, a project she called the largest economic development project in the city’s history.
The proposal lays out a framework for turning 180 acres along the Anacostia River into new neighborhoods anchored by a planned Washington Commanders stadium, with parks, shops and up to 6,500 new homes, a third of which would be affordable units.
Bowser said the 65,000-seat stadium and surrounding development will be a boon for a local economy still reeling from the impact of federal layoffs last year. City officials estimate the project will bring in $4 billion in tax revenue over the next 30 years. It would create 30,000 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs, the mayor said.
The proposal is also a personal win for Bowser, who has made bringing the Commanders back to the District the centerpiece of her push to revive D.C. as a sports capital.
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