Hail No to a New Stadium at RFK - Add Your Name Below

If you believe the 190 acres of RFK's campus could be more than the next NFL stadium for billionaire Dan Snyder, say #HailNo and sign this petition below:

"As a DC resident, I am against a deal that gives away a single square foot of land or a single District tax dollar to build a new stadium for billionaire NFL owner Dan Snyder.

  • I believe the 190 acres alongside the Anacostia River could be so much more than oceans of asphalt for surface parking and a 60,000 seat stadium.

  • On average, most NFL stadiums only hold 10 to 20 events annually outside of eight NFL home games, meaning the stadium sits empty more than 300 days a year. An enormous space that sits empty doesn’t spur economic growth and doesn’t help the surrounding community, as study after study has demonstrated.

  • Make no mistake - people drive to NFL games and they're going to park somewhere, regardless of how much is available. At San Francisco's new stadium, they had to rent out all of the parking lots at a nearby amusement park. Where do you think people will park around RFK if there isn't enough parking for fans?

  • Nationwide, since 1997 we've seen the NFL pit communities against each other while collecting more than $6.7 billion dollars from taxpayers to build stadiums for privately-owned teams. Overall, local taxpayers end up footing around half the bill for a new NFL stadium.  

  • The costs of these projects are always higher than estimated. The five most recent newly-constructed NFL stadiums have surpassed more than $1 billion dollars each!

  • As a DC resident, I don't want to see DC hoodwinked into paying for a billionaire's stadium. The District needs our tax dollars to create new housing at all levels, support local DC entrepreneurs who run small and local business, take urgent steps forward to shift to a 100% clean energy environment, build larger and modern schools for our growing city, fund our Metro system, and in general spend money to make life better and easier for DC residents.

  • Sitting on the banks of the historic Anacostia River, a new stadium and all of the traffic and trash that would come along, would set the Anacostia River's improvement back. RFK has never had to meet standards set by the National Environmental Policy Act, and I am concerned any deal worked out under the outgoing Congress would try to extend the exemption to holding the site accountable to environmental standards.

Dedicating millions of dollars to bring an NFL stadium to the District is a bad deal and a poor use of an incredible opportunity. 

Thank you."

Who's signing

Yousef Master
Corrie Schoenberg
Emily Conrad
Julia Roberson
Katherine Szafran
phyllis nugent
Megan Kanagy
Tony Hurst
Denise Daniels
Adrienne Fernandes Alcantara
Nicole Barrett
rex weil
Richard Vilmenay
Michele Pratt
Tarek Anandan
Krista Schlyer
Nishan Halim
Amy Mcnamara
Claudia Mazzara
Neal Pratt
Stacy Lee
Beth Antunez
Piper Largent
Allen Mikaelian
Ben Rockey-Harris
Miranda Chien-Hale
Gary Markowski
Kei Tolliver
Jessica Tieman
3,794 SIGNATURES
4,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Yousef Master
    signed 2019-09-11 20:23:23 -0400
  • Corrie Schoenberg
    signed 2019-09-11 15:20:34 -0400
  • Emily Conrad
    signed 2019-09-11 11:10:36 -0400
  • Julia Roberson
    signed 2019-09-11 10:59:49 -0400
    Julia Roberson
  • Katherine Szafran
    signed 2019-09-11 10:40:44 -0400
  • phyllis nugent
    signed via 2019-09-11 09:50:07 -0400
  • Megan Kanagy
    signed 2019-09-11 09:13:25 -0400
  • Tony Hurst
    signed 2019-09-10 08:19:40 -0400
    Anthony C Hurst
  • Denise Daniels
    signed 2019-09-10 02:44:19 -0400
  • Adrienne Fernandes Alcantara
    signed 2019-09-09 22:04:49 -0400
  • Nicole Barrett
    signed 2019-09-09 12:21:11 -0400
    Nicole Barrett
  • rex weil
    signed 2019-09-09 11:43:15 -0400
  • Richard Vilmenay
    signed 2019-09-09 11:12:13 -0400
  • Michele Pratt
    signed 2019-09-09 10:51:29 -0400
  • Tarek Anandan
    signed 2019-09-09 09:16:02 -0400
  • krista schlyer
    @kristaschlyer tweeted link to this page. 2019-09-09 09:00:04 -0400
    Sign the petition: Hail No to a New Stadium at RFK - Add Your Name Below https://www.hailnorfk.com/?recruiter_id=1063217
  • Krista Schlyer
    signed 2019-09-09 08:59:33 -0400
  • Nishan Halim
    signed 2019-09-09 08:59:32 -0400
  • Amy Mcnamara
    signed via 2019-09-08 23:41:42 -0400
  • Claudia Mazzara
    signed via 2019-09-08 22:20:42 -0400
    Leave rfk stadium alone

    Let’s honor his name and keep his legacy alive..
  • Neal Pratt
    signed 2019-09-08 22:17:25 -0400
  • Stacy Lee
    signed 2019-09-08 20:53:55 -0400
  • Beth Antunez
    signed via 2019-09-08 19:36:44 -0400
  • Piper Largent
    signed 2019-09-08 19:13:52 -0400
  • Allen Mikaelian
    signed 2019-09-08 18:30:32 -0400
    The new soccer and baseball fields are a step in the right direction—and are already much-loved by this community. An NFL stadium would be a step back.
  • Ben Rockey-Harris
    signed 2019-09-08 17:54:37 -0400
    ben rockey harris
  • Miranda Chien-Hale
    signed 2019-09-08 17:54:31 -0400
  • Gary Markowski
    signed via 2019-09-08 13:46:06 -0400
  • Kei Tolliver
    signed 2019-09-08 12:58:50 -0400
  • Jessica Tieman
    signed 2019-09-08 12:11:55 -0400
    Jessica Tieman