Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms?

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grist.org 22 Oct '12, 12pm

Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms?

In 2006, the developers of Olive 8 — a swanky hotel/condo complex planned for downtown Seattle — were looking for a way to build beyond the 300-foot height limit that zoning allowed. Doing so required some compromises — but not the kind of backroom deal residents of Chicago or Baltimore might assume. Instead, Olive 8 got to build an additional 62,000 square feet of residential space and add three extra floors (making it, at 39 stories, the tallest residential building in Seattle ) through a mechanism that promotes urban density at the same time it preserves land that supplies the city’s farmers markets, drinking water, and appetite for wilderness adventure. The tool, called “transfer of development rights,” or TDR for short, sounds wonky enough to scare off even the more serious urban-planning nerds among us. But consider that, in return for letting Olive 8 stretch a littl...

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@AndrewMcRoberts » 30 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @rustyplanner: Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? -- [link] #planning #zoning
@downtownpaul » 29 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @mikebuda: Transfer of development rights: slows sprawl AND densifies cities. #win-win. But requires regional govt, no? [link] by @grist
@mikebuda » 29 Oct '12, 3pm
Transfer of development rights: slows sprawl AND densifies cities. #win-win. But requires regional govt, no? [link] by @grist
@LivableCities » 25 Oct '12, 7am
Can denser cities save family farms? A look at “transfer of development rights”: [link] @grist #livablecities
@NoshPlanet » 24 Oct '12, 11pm
Stalling the sprawl - high density urban development offsets can save farmland. via @grist [link] (thnx @Suzette_Sustain)
@NedBarrett1 » 24 Oct '12, 7pm
Transfer of development rights? #Whynothere? @grist [link]
@400Fairview » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
Great explanation of how height and density can also #preserve land that supplies the city’s farmers markets [link] via @grist
@truegreen » 24 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @PacificForest: Denser cities allow #forests to stay as they are: healthy and resilient. [link]
@PacificForest » 24 Oct '12, 4pm
Denser cities allow #forests to stay as they are: healthy and resilient. [link]
@APA_Virginia » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @LandUseLC: Building up, not selling out: Can denser #cities save family #farms? [link] #TDR
@k_fennell » 24 Oct '12, 12pm
Working farms and urban farmers markets benefit from transfer of development rights in downtown seattle [link]
@RCPumn » 24 Oct '12, 2am
RT @NLCgreencities: Interesting read: TDRs (transfer of development rights) +the potential to promote urban density while preserving land [link]
@LandUseLC » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
Building up, not selling out: Can denser #cities save family #farms? [link] #TDR
@OneBayArea » 23 Oct '12, 8pm
Saving the Farm in Seattle - Do you think this is a win-win? [link]
@NLCgreencities » 23 Oct '12, 7pm
Interesting read: TDRs (transfer of development rights) +the potential to promote urban density while preserving land [link]
@EnvisionMN » 23 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @SmartGrowthUSA: Conserving land while building up with a little-known strategy [link] via @Grist #cities #conservation #Seattle
@SmartGrowthUSA » 23 Oct '12, 7pm
Conserving land while building up with a little-known strategy [link] via @Grist #cities #conservation #Seattle
@Farmers_Kitchen » 23 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @FarmPlate: Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? [link] via @grist
@CityResearch » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @KatieMcCaskey: Denser cities save family farms? [link] “You sell the farm w/o selling the farm & still maintain the ability to sell again.”
@KatieMcCaskey » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
Denser cities save family farms? [link] “You sell the farm w/o selling the farm & still maintain the ability to sell again.”
@commers » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
King County banks development rights and creates secondary market: [link] via @grist
@IThealthnonprof » 23 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @restorm: Building up, not building out: Can denser urban redevelopment save family farms? [link]
@restorm » 23 Oct '12, 1pm
Building up, not building out: Can denser urban redevelopment save family farms? [link]
@friendoffarmers » 23 Oct '12, 11am
Could TDC's B 1 tool 4 preserving #yeg food land? Only if #yegcc takes time 2 explore that option .#yegmedia #yegfoodag [link]
@restorm » 23 Oct '12, 11am
Building up, not selling out: Can redeveloping denser cities save family farms? [link]
@RiverbendGarden » 23 Oct '12, 4am
RT @saveveggieland: One tool that could be part of the way to preserve ag land in NE #yeg that is fair to all landowners. #yegfoodag #yegcc [link]
@saveveggieland » 23 Oct '12, 3am
One tool that could be part of the way to preserve ag land in NE #yeg that is fair to all landowners. #yegfoodag #yegcc [link]
@BrianWillisTPA » 23 Oct '12, 12am
Want to keep places like Thonotosassa and Lutz rural? We need more density in Tampa. Here is one way to do it: [link]
@urbaNowism » 22 Oct '12, 11pm
RT @carbontalks: Can denser cities save family farms? [link]
@localgoodYEG » 22 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @DebTheLocavore: Hey @CityofEdmonton @MayorMandel @ben_hen @localgoodYEG RT @grist Can denser cities save family farms? [link]
@bpincott » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @johnnydigit: MT @grist #yyccc Would this work here? - Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]
@kostapek » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @Gastrofunk: Perhaps #yeg could take a cue from Seattle RT "@grist: Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]"
@LimerickMan1 » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
@nekocase RT @grist: Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]
@LimerickMan1 » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
@McKinneyYork RT @grist: Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]
@whateva_mag » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @greenforall: Seattle's King County trying to use markets to encourage urban density, save land for farming and green spaces. | [link]
@greenforall » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
Seattle's King County trying to use markets to encourage urban density, save land for farming and green spaces. | [link]
@Ashley_Realtor » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
A neat concept worth investigating. MT @grist: Can denser cities save family farms? via @clairekt615: [link] #UrbanPlanning
@Gastrofunk » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
Perhaps #yeg could take a cue from Seattle RT "@grist: Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]"
@johnnydigit » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
MT @grist #yyccc Would this work here? - Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]
@DebTheLocavore » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
Hey @CityofEdmonton @MayorMandel @ben_hen @localgoodYEG RT @grist Can denser cities save family farms? [link]
@grist » 22 Oct '12, 9pm
Can denser cities save family farms? @clairekt615 takes a look: [link]
@hapadawg » 22 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @VulcanInc: Essential reading for new urbanists! Via @Grist: Building up, not selling out- Can denser cities save family farms? [link]
@VulcanInc » 22 Oct '12, 8pm
Essential reading for new urbanists! Via @Grist: Building up, not selling out- Can denser cities save family farms? [link]
@ForterraNW » 22 Oct '12, 8pm
New article on @Grist explaining transfer of development rights w/ great quotes from Forterra Pres Gene Duvernoy! [link]
@3form » 22 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @izzyplus: Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? [link] #architecture #sustainability #design
@ghanscom » 22 Oct '12, 7pm
Can denser cities save family farms? (Spoiler alert: Yup.) [link] Nice piece from @clairekt615
@izzyplus » 22 Oct '12, 6pm
Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? [link] #architecture #sustainability #design
@davidkahane » 22 Oct '12, 5pm
Hmmm. Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? [link] @grist #yegdt #yegfood
@JPaulNv2 » 22 Oct '12, 5pm
“@drgrist: Can denser cities save family farms? [link] great piece from @clairekt615.” Backside oil peak (now) requires it.
@PembrokeEcDev » 22 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @Richard_Florida: Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? @Grist via badler - [link]