A gate to St. Elizabeths Hospital, a former mental hospital in Southeast Washington, D.C.

A gate to St. Elizabeths Hospital, a former mental hospital in Southeast Washington, D.C.

The city government is footing over 90 percent of the bill for a new facility on the site of a former mental hospital in Ward 8 that will play host to Washington Wizards practices and home games for the WNBA Washington Mystics. The city hopes that its investment will help jumpstart the revitalization of Congress Heights and attract new development to the St. Elizabeths site, but critics worry whether the cost to the city can match the benefit. We talk with urban expert Roger Lewis and two of the newsmakers involved in this ongoing story.

Guests

  • Roger Lewis Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
  • Elissa Silverman Member, D.C. Council (I-At Large)
  • Max Brown Chairman, Events DC

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