The indicators in the following list are those rated 5 or higher from Appendix A of the
The Guide to Sustainable Community Indicators, Second Edition, by Maureen Hart, 1999.
Air Indicators:
Alternate Indicators:
- Pedestrian friendly streets
- Ratio of bike paths to streets
- Percent of street miles designated bike route miles
Commute Indicators:
- Percent of population taking each mode of transportation to work
- Automobile occupancy rate
- Average vehicle ridership for companies with 50+ employees
- Commuters driving alone
- Average commuting distance to work
- People with commute time 25 minutes or less
Infrastructure Indicators:
Public Transit Indicators:
- Ridership on fixed routes transit buses
- Percentage of people choosing transit over car
Vehicle Indicators:
- Vehicle miles traveled
- Population versus vehicle miles traveled
- Percent of city fleet converted to reduced emission fuels
- Ratio of fuel-efficient/fuel-inefficient vehicles
- Modal split in vehicle type
- Number of persons per registered passenger car
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