Contact: Angie Schmidt (202) 714-4502

Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2025 – The Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) today issued a statement of support for progressive development at the RFK Campus site.

“CHRS is in alignment with the important District goals in the 2021 Comprehensive Plan and earlier studies which have been long championed by Mayor Muriel Bowser and other civic leaders,” Angie Schmidt, president of CHRS, said.

CHRS supports using the land for athletic and recreational use, she said, as well as including affordable housing, commercial and residential projects, continued public access to the Anacostia River Trail, and no development within 60 feet of the shoreline and wetlands next to the Anacostia River. 

But, she said, “The residents of Ward 7 and the Kingman Park Historic District have a much more vested interest in how the campus is developed. CHRS intends to be a good neighbor and support their wishes.”

The CHRS statement of support for progressive development can be found here: https://chrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CHRS_RFK_statement_02-2025.pdf

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