TDR in the News

Kittitas County adopts a TDR program (Yakima Herald, January 6, 2010)

• Growth and conservation a fair trade in Kittitas Co.
  

CLC protects tree farms in Pierce County through transfer of development rights (The News Tribune, August 20, 2009):

• Open Space Preservation gets a Welcome Boost
  

City of Bellevue votes to include TDR in Bel-Red corridor redevelopment plans (City of Bellevue, August 13, 2009):

• Proposed Deal with County Gives City Smart Growth

TDR transaction protects camp in Snohomish County (HeraldNet, July 21, 2009):

• Deal Preserves Hidden Valley Camp Land
  

Bellingham approves density fee (The Bellingham Herald, July 28, 2009):

• Bellingham Sets Developer Fee at $5,000 for Right to Build an Extra Home
  

Snohomish moves ahead with deal to preserve rural land (February 12, 2009):

• Snohomish moves ahead with deal to preserve rural land - Heraldnet
  

Columbia Land Trust and Pope Resources protect forestland at Mount St. Helen’s (Jan 14, 2009):

• Forests around reservoir shielded - The Columbian
  
• Agreement to preserve forest near Mt. St. Helens - Seattle PI

• Timber, but no homes, on 45,500-acre swath - Seattle PI
• Development credits preserve green future - Seattle Times

• Upper Green River Watershed protected forever in King County-Plum Creek conservation agreement - King County

Issaquah’s visionary plans for Park Pointe Preservation (Nov 29, 2008):

• Issaquah's visionary plans for Park Pointe preservation - Seattle Times

Paying Landowners to Protect Puget Sound (May 14, 2008):

• Paying landowners to protect Puget Sound - Seattle Times

Snohomish County’s land preservation efforts lure farmers (March 10, 2008):

• Snohomish County's land preservation efforts lure farmers - Heraldnet