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My take on it is that land is incredibly more expensive in this area, OP, than in the other places you cited. Dog owners are desperately in need of dog parks. Schools are in need of more land to expand. We are in dire need of more swimming pools. Everyone needs land for something!

And you know what we're MOST in need of?

Affordable housing.
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This is one of the reasons why I think RFK Stadium should be redeveloped into a major community sporting facility, along the lines of Chelsea Piers in New York. Facing the Anacostia riverfront for all the kayakers and rowers. There is enough space for a massive building or series of buildings housing ice rinks, swimming pools, basketball courts, cricket pitches, [i]whatever[/i]. Go ahead and make room for a circus tent and circus school. Flying trapeze and contortion as an after school activity, anyone?

What DC *doesn't* need is yet[b] another small plates restaurant[/b] that will fail within two years, a pointless facade for a bank branch, or a weed shop. Yet these seem to be the only types of businesses opening. If WFH is really going to be a permanent thing, there is [i]so[/i] [i]much[/i] good real estate in Metro-accessible neighborhoods that could be repurposed to be destination facilities for ice skating and other sports.[/quote]

So true.  Take RFK and make something like the St. James there.  [/quote]

Awesome idea to repurpose RFK as a multi-sports facility!  Do you think you could send this idea to the DC Council?[/quote]

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