Why Attempt a TDR Program?

• Equity and compensation.

  • In contrast to zoning restrictions, TDR compensates landowners who give up their right to develop. TDR is voluntary and fair.

• Private funding.

  • TDR uses the market to generate private funding for land conservation, helping to augment and leverage available public funds and programs.

• Permanence.

  • While zoning regulations can change over time, TDR protects property from development in perpetuity and allows resource uses to continue.

• Cost effectiveness.

  • By focusing development in areas that already have infrastructure capacity, TDR can reduce a region’s infrastructure costs and more efficiently accommodate growth.

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