Advancing Sustainability at the Local Level Alison 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 LANDS CREATING 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 CountyPierce County Snohomish County

Seattle Tacoma Everett King County Kittitas CountyPierce County Snohomish County 2100 ALTERNATIVE FUTURE

Seattle Tacoma Everett King County Kittitas CountyPierce County Snohomish County 2100 “PLANNING” FUTURE

New Map1 Tacoma Puyallup River Prime Farmland Puget Sound Well Planned Growth

Tacoma Puyallup River Prime Farmland ? Puget Sound Poorly 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 million $7 billion

Development Rights Funding for resource land protection Development rights severed from property with conservation easement Sending Area Receiving Area Transfer of Development Rights: Putting profit into sustainability

t TDR 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 (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:

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:

Thank You! CONSERVING GREAT LANDS CREATING GREAT COMMUNITIES Alison Van GorpJeremy Eckert

Conserved nearly 150,000 acres relying on market based strategies. Conservation Transactions

Advancing Sustainability at the Local Level Alison Van Gorp and Jeremy Eckert Cascade land Conservancy