2001 - An Analysis of the Transfer of Development Rights Program, Montgomery County Maryland

Declining prices and demand for Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), as well as the dissatisfaction among the various stakeholders involved, led the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to reassess their TDR program. To accomplish them, they created a TDR Task Force comprised of members of different interest groups. In order to assist the Task Force, the 2001 Community Planning Studio Team of the Urban Studies and Planning Program collected data on the history, context and current application of Montgomery County's TDR Program. The Team's findings are outlined in this report and were presented to the Task Force in May 2001.

Studio Team Members

• Roseann Abdu
• Wayne Burris
• Cheri Esperson
• Karin Foley
• Lori Gutman
• Don McAuslan
• Ann Piesan
• Gia Regan
• Chad Williams

Subject to availability, additional copies of this report can be obtained for $15. Please contact:

James Cohen
Urban Studies and Planning Program
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-6795