The ribbon cutting is on September 22, and Mary J. Blige will headline a concert on October 6.

Proposed short-term plans for the site also include playing fields, a market hall, and a memorial to Robert F. Kennedy.

Two overarching designs, one which reconfigures the current roadways, featured options for a stadium, arena, or neither.

D.C. might feel more at home with the Democratic Party, but being faithful Democrats has its price: the D.C. delegation to the DNC got some of the worst seats in the house.