Exploring Improvements to the Fort Stevens Athletic Field

DCI is currently focused on exploring potential improvements to the existing Fort Stevens athletic field.

No decisions have been made about what those improvements might include. DCI wants to hear from neighbors and community stakeholders, better understand local priorities and identify ideas that could benefit both community users and DCI students.

DCI students have long relied on the Fort Stevens athletic field for school athletics and activities because DCI has limited athletic space on its own campus.

Because the field is an important resource for both students and the surrounding community, DCI is interested in exploring whether it can invest its own resources in improvements that provide broader benefits.

Any potential improvements should reflect the fact that Fort Stevens is a shared community resource.

No.

No decisions have been made about specific field improvements or designs.

The purpose of this next phase is to listen first: understand how the community uses Fort Stevens today, identify priorities and concerns, and then determine what potential improvements are worth exploring.

No decision has been made about turf or any other specific field improvement.

Synthetic turf has been discussed as one potential option in earlier concepts, but DCI is not beginning this next phase with a predetermined field design.

We want community feedback to help inform what improvements should be explored and what factors should be considered before any decisions are made.

DCI previously explored a broader concept that included both improvements to the existing athletic field and a new multipurpose recreation center.

After hearing and reflecting on community feedback, DCI is refining its approach.

For now, we are focusing our efforts on exploring potential improvements to the existing field while taking additional time to consider the broader multipurpose recreation center concept.

Previous presentations and materials will remain available on this website so community members can see the history of the conversation.

Yes. Fort Stevens is a shared public recreation resource, and maintaining meaningful community access is an important part of DCI’s approach.

Any potential future arrangement would be developed in coordination with DPR and would need to take the needs of community users into account.

DCI currently relies on Fort Stevens for student athletics and other school activities.

The purpose of exploring potential field improvements is not to turn Fort Stevens into a DCI-only facility. The field would continue to serve the broader community, and any future scheduling or use arrangements would be coordinated with DPR.

Under the current arrangement managed by DPR, DCI has priority access during designated school and athletics periods. The field remains available for community use at other times.

DCI is interested in exploring the use of its own resources to support potential improvements to the existing athletic field.

Because no specific improvement plan has been selected, the scope and cost of any potential investment have not yet been determined.

The trees, green space and existing amenities at Fort Stevens are important to the community and will be considered as potential field improvements are explored.

No design has been selected. Environmental considerations, existing park uses and community priorities will be part of the process from the beginning.

Any future improvements would also need to comply with applicable DPR and District requirements.

There is no current construction timeline.

DCI is focused first on community engagement and exploring potential improvements to the existing athletic field. Potential ideas would need further discussion, community feedback and coordination with DPR before decisions about implementation or timing could be made.

DCI has limited athletic space on its campus and has explored a number of ways to address its long-term facility needs.

Fort Stevens is already an important athletic resource for DCI students as well as a community recreation space. DCI is now focused on exploring whether investment in the existing field could provide meaningful benefits for both students and the community.

We want to hear from you.

Community members can complete our short survey to tell us how they use Fort Stevens, what they value about the site, what they believe could be improved and what should be protected or preserved.

You can also sign up for project updates and information about future opportunities to participate.