The city of Austin, Texas' Smart Growth Matrix (2001) is an assessment tool to determine the smart growth attributes of a development project. City staff used the tool to evaluate how well a development met the city's smart growth criteria. Projects that significantly advanced smart growth goals were eligible for project incentives.

• Issue categories:
  • Determine how and where development occurs
  • Improve our quality of life
  • Enhance our tax base
• Number of questions: 27
• Scale of each rated component: Varies, weighted 1 to 5
• Summary score: Yes

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

• Smart Growth Matrix (PDF)(3 pp, 27 K)