We have a great opportunity to develop the RFK campus to meet the community’s needs – but not if an NFL stadium is built there.

At a time when DC is facing a recession, major federal cuts to the social safety net, half of Black DC households say they struggle to afford food, evictions are at a 10-year high, and Metro needs secure funding, we need to invest in community, not spend $850 million to fund a billionaire's for-profit hobby.

Polling shows residents overwhelmingly want housing and other neighborhood-focused amenities – not an NFL stadium. The mayor's plan only gains DC 5,000-6,000 new units of housing, when RFK without a stadium has space for 15,000 units – 4,500 of which would be affordable housing.

Today, RFK is home to highly used recreational fields, a farmers’ market, a popular skate park, and a playground. Neighbors don’t want a hulking facility in their backyard, which will turn residential streets into dangerously busy thoroughfares, and bring noise, trash, and parking headaches.

Take action here to tell the Mayor and DC Council:  RFK should be developed for the community, not a billionaire’s playground!