North American Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United has responded to issues over the design of its new stadium by amending plans, although authorities still have concerns over the project.
According to the Bizjorunals.com website, the club has agreed to include park space, street-facing retail and a redesigned First Street SW as part of its plans to build a 19,000-capacity stadium.
However, a member of the D.C. Zoning Commission has now said that although the changes ease some of the concerns, other ancillary issues remain, such as parking, traffic and construction dust. The Commission has also raised concerns over the impact the stadium will have on local Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals.
Zoning Commissioner Robert Miller added that the plan has improvements and will be "truly transformational for the city”, but also said that “obviously many questions are still there”.
D.C. United hopes to begin work on the facility this winter, but is yet to secure final approval. The team had planned to move from RFK Stadium – its home since 1996 – to the Buzzard Point site in spring 2018.
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