Overview

• The second and final reading is scheduled for Wednesday, with seven votes needed after a 9–3 first vote in August.
• Amendments clarify how a $20 million transportation fund can be used and shift affordable-housing delivery to begin three years after residential zoning approval.
• The package pairs about $1.1 billion in District commitments with a roughly $3.8 billion project, with the Commanders contributing at least $2.7 billion and covering cost overruns.
• Ward 8 member Trayon White has been sworn back in and will participate in the vote.
• Neighborhood groups press concerns over heritage-tree protections, displacement risks, and transit capacity as Metro begins a study of station expansion or a potential new station, with planners targeting a 2030 opening.