transfer of development rights
Supporting growth in places where it is desired while conserving natural areas.
redirecting development to permanently protect land
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a voluntary, market-based program that permanently conserves farms, forests, and other working lands. Forterra works to develop and implement policies that allow landowners to sell development rights as TDR credits, which can be purchased to gain added density or other benefits in designated growth zones. The land is protected through conservation easements, preserving its use and character for future generations.
benefits of tdr
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) uses the market to generate private funding for land conservation, helping to augment and leverage available public funds and programs. Zoning regulations can change over time, with TDR the property is permanently protected and allows resource uses to continue. Focusing development in areas with existing infrastructure capacity, TDRs can reduce a region’s infrastructure and services costs, and more efficiently accommodate growth.
forterra TDR Activities
Forterra works to design and implement TDR programs at the regional, county and city level. We partnered to develop customized-TDR programs throughout the region, including programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Kittitas and Kitsap Counties as well as the cities of Seattle, Issaquah, Sammamish, Tacoma, Bellevue and Mountlake Terrace. To date, Forterra and partners have helped to create the largest transfer of development rights program in the country.
