Smart Scorecard for Development Projects (2002), developed by the Congress for the New Urbanism, is a tool to help decision makers, municipal planners and staff, neighborhood organizations, and developers determine whether a specific project is fulfilling a community's smart growth goals. It is designed to help communities that are discussing how and where to grow next.

• Issue categories:
  • Proximity to existing/future development and infrastructure
  • Mix and balance of uses
  • Site optimization and compactness
  • Accessibility and mobility choices
  • Community context and site design
  • Fine-grained block, pedestrian, and park network
  • Diversity
  • Reuse and redevelopment options
  • Process collaboration and predictability of decisions
• Number of questions: 67
• Scale of each rated component: Varies
• Summary score: No

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

• Smart Scorecard for Development Projects (PDF)(27 pp, 81 K)