{"id":6921,"date":"2023-03-16T15:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T22:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/?page_id=6921"},"modified":"2023-04-18T13:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:34:54","slug":"planning-power-possibilities-unidad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/publications\/planning-power-possibilities-unidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning, Power, and Possibilities: How UNIDAD is Shaping Equitable Development in South Central L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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September 16, 2015<\/p>\n

By Manuel Pastor, Vanessa Carter, Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez, and Robert Chlala<\/p>\n

Please note<\/span>: reports dated earlier than June 2020 were published under our previous names: the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) or the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII).<\/em><\/p>\n

Planning, Power, and Possibilities<\/em>\u00a0tells the story behind two community benefits negotiations forged by the United Neighbors in Defense Against Displacement (UNIDAD) coalition in South Central Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Private redevelopment is in full tilt in downtown Los Angeles\u2014and cities across the nation\u2014but with what is often welcome progress also comes unequal gains and potential problems of displacement. In two community organizing victories, UNIDAD has proven that community organizations and private developers can forge a shared future, using tools like community benefits agreements (legal agreements on new real estate development projects).<\/p>\n

In two agreements\u2014one with developer G.H. Palmer Associates in 2011 and a second with the University of Southern California (USC) in 2012\u2014UNIDAD negotiated for concrete community benefits including a new health clinic, living wage jobs, and $20 million for affordable housing, among other things.<\/p>\n

In this report, we put those particular agreements in a broader context, showing how histories matter, movements matter, and models matter for achieving mutually beneficial wins and building inclusive, diverse, and vibrant cities.<\/p>\n

The project was made possible through funding from The California Endowment and the James Irvine Foundation and the time and insight of the UNIDAD coalition, the University of Southern California, the City of Los Angeles, and G.H. Palmer Associates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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