New alliances and collaborations are winning community benefits agreements that dramatically improve the lives of low-income residents.
Community benefits agreements (CBAs) -- project-specific contracts between developers or cities and community organizations â€"- are safeguards to ensure that local community residents share in the benefits of major developments. They allow community groups to have a voice in shaping a project, to press for community benefits that are tailored to their particular needs and to enforce developers' promises.
Many communities across the country are now using the community benefits model. Groups in New York, Milwaukee and San Diego have recently won far-reaching CBAs, while in San Jose two projects have incorporated community benefits provisions into development agreements. Groups in numerous other cities, including Denver, Seattle, Miami and New Haven are actively pursuing community benefits agreements.
Thanks to David Holtzman
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