LabelAccessibility

  • Triennial Aerial Survey of Freeway Congestion
  • Vehicle Registration per capita
  • Transit, bicycle and walk share in Regional Activity Centers
  • Accessibility to jobs within 45 minutes
  • Street/node ratio for Regional Activity Centers
  • Accessibility of passengers and cargo to the region’s airports
  • Square feet of mixed use development

LabelSustainability

  • Emissions per vehicle mile
  • Energy (Electricity and natural Gas) use per capita
  • Percent of Renewable Energy purchased by local governments
  • Solid Waste Generation per capita
  • Regional Recycling Rate per capita
  • Forest Coverage/Tree Canopy
  • Percent of wastewater treatment capacity remaining
  • Water usae per capita
  • Acres of Impervious Surfaces

LabelProsperity

  • *Median Household Income
  • *Poverty Rate
  • *Number of Children Receiving Free/Reduced Cost Lunch
  • *Regional Job Household Balance
  • Unemployment Rate
  • Federal Procurement
  • Employment by Industry Sector
  • Percent of Students Attending and Graduating College
  • Literacy Rate
  • Total Value of Goods Movement in the Region

LabelLivibility

  • Percentage of late/no prenatal care
  • Obesity Rate
  • Count of Homeless People
  • Acres of park land per capita
  • Number of museums, theaters, and restaurants per capita
  • Number of national and local historical sites
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