KARA is actively working to negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the Related Companies to ensure that the Kingsbridge Armory improves our community. CBA’s are agreements between developers and communities that address a broad range of community needs. These agreements ensure that affected 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 our community’s needs, and to enforce a developer’s promises.

The CBA movement is spreading rapidly, taking hold in metropolitan regions across the country, including Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. This movement has recently begun spreading out to Baltimore, as the community is fighting for living wage jobs.

Click here to read more about how Community Benefit Agreements are growing into a national campaign.

Click here to read more about "Good Jobs, Healthy Cities" from the American Prospect.