Charlotte, North Carolina's Sustainability Index (2005) is a checklist for evaluating development and redevelopment projects in transit corridors, business districts, and neighborhood infill areas. The index rates a project in categories based on the city council's strategic priorities, including healthy neighborhoods; efficient use of public funds; community safety and prosperity; smart growth principles; and financial need, risk, and return. The index can be useful to communities interested in seeing development and redevelopment projects that support policy goals.

• Issue categories:
  • Supports healthy neighborhoods
  • Expands transportation choices
  • Uses public resources as a catalyst for desired outcomes
  • Builds competitive economic edge
  • Promotes design for livability
  • Builds planning capacity
  • Safeguards the environment
• Number of questions: 17
• Scale of each rated component: Excellent, Good, Fair
• Summary score: Yes

See more scorecards to help evaluate municipal-level policies, specific projects, and community components on EPA's Smart Growth Scorecards page.

• Charlotte, NC Sustainability Index (PDF)(5 pp, 53 K)