Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Advancing Sustainability at the Local LevelAlison Van Gorp and Jeremy Eckert
Cascade Land Conservancy
WE KNOW IT IS EARLY, BUT YOU SHOULD STAY AWAKE
BECAUSE
• Sustainability is on everyone’s mind
• You can take simple steps today to become a more sustainable city/county
CONSERVING GREAT LANDSCREATING GREAT COMMUNITIES
Our Services
Cascade Agenda Vision
Looking long• 100 years forward…
Thinking broad• Sustain a strong regional
economy• Promote livable
communities• Ensure healthy ecosystems
Cascade Agenda Approach
Public Engagement• 3,500 stakeholders
• 460 classrooms
• 100+ elected officials
• Over 50 experts in science and economics
• More than 100 practitioners
• Ongoing outreach and expert engagement
Shoreline & The Sound
Growth is Happening
Graphic courtesy of PSRC Vision 2040
… but we have a choice about how it happens
CURRENT LAND USE
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
King County
Kittitas County Pierce County
Snohomish County
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
King County
Kittitas County Pierce County
Snohomish County
2100 ALTERNATIVE FUTURE
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
King County
Kittitas County Pierce County
Snohomish County
2100 “PLANNING” FUTURE
New Map1TacomaTacoma
Puyallup River
Puyallup River
Prime FarmlandPrime Farmland
Puget SoundPuget Sound
Well Planned GrowthWell Planned Growth
TacomaTacoma
Puyallup River
Puyallup River
Prime FarmlandPrime Farmland ? ?
Puget SoundPuget Sound
Poorly Planned GrowthPoorly Planned Growth
Additional Concerns
• High housing costs
• Increasing congestion
• Rising fuel costs
• Climate change
Save our landscape• 1 million acres private
forests and farms• 265,000 acres parks,
natural areas, shorelines
Enhance our communities
• Smart community planning• Spectacular parks & public
places
Cascade Agenda Goals
100 years forward…
New Marketplaces are Needed
• The Cascade Agenda has a $7 billion price tag.
• It will take us 350 years to accomplish the Cascade Agenda with current conservation funding.
Available FundingFunding Needed$20
mill
ion
$7 b
illio
n
Development Rights
Funding for resource land protection
Development rights severed
from property
with conservati
on easement
Sending Area
Receiving Area
Transfer of Development Rights:
Putting profit into sustainability
tTDR Program Models
TDR Success
Sugarloaf Olive 8
– 284 acres preserved – 31 rural DR’s purchased for
$930,000 – Added 62,000 sq ft
residential – 300 ft height bonus
Legislative Backdrop
State
– RCW 36.70A.090 (authorizing TDR)
– RCW 43.362 (establishing a regional TDR program)
TDR Programs in Washington
• Existing programs include:
• King County (1998/2001)– Redmond (1997)– Issaquah (2005)– Seattle (1998/2001)
• Kitsap County (2006)– Bainbridge Island (1996)
• Pierce County (2007)• Snohomish (2004/2008)
– Arlington (2004)
The City of Black Diamond
What We’re Doing• Helping cities and
counties develop TDR programs / projects– Pierce County (2007)– Black Diamond (2005)– Snoqualmie
Preservation Initiative (2003)
– In Process: Kittitas County, Tacoma, Sammamish
• Encouraging the formation of a regional TDR marketplace
Contact Jeremy Eckert:
206-905-6910
Growth is Happening
Enhancing Our Communities:
The Cascade Agenda Cities Program
Cascade Agenda Cities Program
COMPACT
COMPLETE
CONNECTED
How Do We Get There?
Manage Growth
• Make it easier to build in cities
• Invest infrastructure dollars wisely
Create Housing Choices
• Add housing choices and affordability
• Build most new homes in walkable neighborhoods near transit
Invest in Our Communities
• Make strategic public investments
• Support important community assets– Arts/culture– Civic spaces– Parks & trails
How Cities Join the Program
Member Cities• Pass a resolution• Designate primary staff contact
Leadership Cities• MOU between City and CLC• Designate staff contact• Create interdepartmental team• Participate in learning network• Annual membership fee
What We’re Doing
• Urban livability reports
• Policy R&D• Peer learning
network• Targeted outreach• Public education and
advocacy• Cascade Agenda
Coalition
Contact Alison Van Gorp:
206-905-6892
Thank You!
CONSERVING GREAT LANDSCREATING GREAT COMMUNITIES
Alison Van Gorp Jeremy [email protected]@cascadeland.org
Conserved nearly 150,000 acres relying on market based strategies.
Conservation Transactions
Advancing Sustainability at the Local LevelAlison Van Gorp and Jeremy Eckert
Cascade land Conservancy
