New Stadium News?

[profusion]

The Metro access would be a big advantage for Dulles over the other proposed sites. It'd be a bit of a trek to the stadium location, but probably better than Morgan Blvd. is now.

 

It'd have to be good, because driving into the stadium location from the freeways would be an absolute nightmare, even if the traffic to get there wouldn't be as bad as Dumfries or Woodbridge. That site is sort of tucked into a little corner of the 28/267 junction and isn't easily accessible from either highway as it is right now. There'd have to be major road/exit improvements to make that a workable site--much more so that FedEx Field required. Add that onto the bill, fellow Virginia taxpayers, 'cause you KNOW Dan ain't paying for that!

Edited November 1, 2022 by profusion

[ClaytoAli]

Here’s some of the responses from the greater D.C.-area’s elected leaders: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fans-local-officials-react-to-dan-snyder-exploring-sale-of-washington-commanders

 

D.C. MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER:

"I only saw the headline when I was walking into this event, so I don’t know the details about it but I think it sounds like a positive move for the team"
"You know where I stand on where the Washington Football team should play, in Washington."

 

D.C. COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN:

"Selling the team to new owners would be a welcome step for anyone that truly cares about the Commanders team and what it means to the DC region. But regardless of which billionaire owns the team, placing a large, expensive, and mostly unused NFL stadium at the RFK site will remain the wrong decision to advance the city's goal of more housing, jobs, and park space."

 

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANGELA ALSOBROOKS:

"We continue to believe that Largo is the best suited location for the Washington Commanders. A new Commanders stadium would be in the heart of downtown Largo and our Blue Line Corridor, which will include a youth sports complex, an amphitheater, a market hall, a civic plaza, and other amenities that will transform Largo into a sports and entertainment destination for the Commanders, Prince Georgians and visitors across the region. It would also continue to give a home in Prince George’s to employees, local small businesses, and fans who have supported the team for years."

 

MARYLAND GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN:

"We encourage Commanders leadership to continue to build on the partnership that the state and Prince George’s County have developed with team president Jason Wright to lay the groundwork for a world-class facility on the Blue Line Corridor."

 

 

VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLEN YOUNGKIN:

"If the Commanders are going to relocate, they should relocate to Virginia. We are the best state to live, work, raise a family, and have a professional sports team. But our legislators have got to do the work. Come back to me with a frame so that we then can negotiate the best deal on behalf of taxpayers. This is a moment where taxpayers have to be represented. And I feel I’m well-equipped to do that. But we need to get our legislators back and that’s not going to happen until January."

 

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by ClaytoAli

[Redskins 2021]

 It will go in DC if we get the right ownership. They will add a ton of jobs to DC which can justify building this stadium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by Redskins 2021

[profusion]

The team belongs at the RFK site, and I believe the right owner could make that happen. You have to know whose palms to grease and how to play the PR game with "community development" and all that. 

 

I will say, that traffic on the Anacostia Freeway is much, much worse than it was in 1995, including on weekends. Don't think it would be exactly like the old days in terms of getting to and fro.

[CRobi21]

5 minutes ago, profusion said:

The team belongs at the RFK site, and I believe the right owner could make that happen. You have to know whose palms to grease and how to play the PR game with "community development" and all that. 

 

Read exactly that from a reporter today. New stadium (domed) on the RFK site and DC would get a super bowl nod in the near future.

[profusion]

1 minute ago, CRobi21 said:

 

Read exactly that from a reporter today. New stadium (domed) on the RFK site and DC would get a super bowl nod in the near future.

 

Yeah, but that was basically just speculation. It could be that the league office has been meeting with DC officials on the side, but I doubt it.

 

New owner will have their work cut out for them; the zoning and planning process in DC, with all the "neighborhood advisory commissions" and such, is a bloodsport. Add into this the fact that the federal government owns the RFK site and would have to agree to this, too. And then there's the matter of getting the DC Council to vote up some funding.

[Conn]

 

[Riggo#44]

A state-of-the-art stadium, on the RFK site, with a new owner?

 

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[Redwards]

23 hours ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

 

We need a new owner just to avoid ending up with that putrid monstrosity of a proposed stadium alone.  Just an abhorrent site that is.  

 

[Skinsinparadise]