The Rise of Community Benefit Agreements
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-06-23/rise-community-benefit-agreements
Developers and neighborhoods are often at odds over development projects. Over the past decade, communities across the country have employed a new tactic, demanding signed agreements from developers to address concerns like local jobs, wages, and the environmental impact. We look at these Community Benefit Agreements, and how a local coalition is taking on the nation's largest retailer before it even arrives in the District.
Guests
Greg LeRoy
Founder and Executive Director, Good Jobs First
Lydia DePillis
Staff writer, Washington City Paper
Marina Streznewski
Executive Director, DC Jobs Council
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As a member of the Living Wages Healthy Communities Coalition the DC Environmental Network is concerned that Walmart, who may possibly build as many as four stores, will not build buildings that protect our rivers from polluted stormwater, protect air quality and prioritize the health of the communities adjacent to their stores.
Chris Weiss
Director
DC Environmental Network