Bikes Policy (2)
| No plan OR outdated plan in General Plan |
| Outdated plan OR plan in General Plan |
| Plan from 2005 or after |
| Recent, detailed plan |
Complete Streets Policy (3)
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| No projects or mention in General Plan (GP) |
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| 1 project OR weak inclusion in GP |
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| 3 projects, strong inclusion in GP, OR policy |
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| 5 projects and strong inclusion in GP OR plan |
Pedestrians Policy (4)
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| No plan or programs |
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| No plan but some action taken |
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| 3 programs, broad plan, OR outdated plan |
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| Recent, detailed plan |
Adaptation Policy (5)
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| No adaptation efforts |
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| Acknowledges climate risk |
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| Drafted stand-alone plan |
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| Adoption of stand-alone plan |
Affordable Housing Policy (7)
| Data not available |
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Baseline Affordable Housing Capacity |
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| Moderate Affordable Housing Capacity |
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| Advanced Affordable Housing Capacity |
Community Green Building Policy (8)
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| No policies or codes |
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| Policies, meets CalGreen, OR incentives |
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| CalGreen compliance AND other policies |
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| Meets CalGreen AND incentives or code |
Municipal Green Building Policy (9)
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| No policies or codes |
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| Policies, CalGreen compliance, OR staff |
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| CalGreen compliance AND other policies |
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| CalGreen compliance AND staff or code |
Parking Management Policy (10)
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| No sustainable strategies |
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| 2-4 sustainable strategies |
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| 5-7 sustainable strategies |
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| 8 or more sustainable strategies |
Climate Action Planning Policy (12)
| No sustainability or climate action planning |
| Sustainability Element OR General Plan policies |
| Plan with GHG inventory and reduction measures |
| Detailed CAP with additional components |
Community GHG Emissions Inventory Policy (13)
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| No inventory |
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| Inventory that includes all sources |
| State-preferred inventory |
| Updated Inventory |
Municipal GHG Emissions Inventory Policy (14)
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| No inventory |
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| Inventory that includes all sources |
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| State-preferred inventory |
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| Updated Inventory |
Community Energy Efficiency Policy (16)
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| No plan |
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| Policies without implementation plan |
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| Implementation plan with concrete policies |
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| Plan and energy use monitoring |
Municipal Energy Efficiency Policy (17)
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| No plan or policies |
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| Policies without plan OR EECBG funding |
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| Implementation plan with concrete policies |
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| Plan and energy use monitoring |
Renewable Energy Policy (18)
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| No policies or programs |
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| Policy, incentives, OR CCA |
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| 2 of policy, incentives, OR CCA |
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| Policy, incentives, AND CCA |
Green Business/Green Purchasing Policy (20)
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| No EPP policy or Green Business Program (GBP) |
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| EPP policy OR GBP |
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| EPP policy and GBP OR one excellent policy |
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| EPP policy AND GBP, one excellent |
Participation/Collaboration in Existing Efforts Policy (21)
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| No participation in existing efforts |
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| Participation in 1 existing effort |
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| Participation in 2-3 existing efforts |
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| Participation in 4-5 existing efforts |
Sustainability Grants Policy (22)
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| No grant applications |
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| 1-3 grant applications |
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| 4-6 grant applications |
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| At least 7 grant applications |
Electric Vehicles Policy (24)
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| No goal or strategy |
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| Any transition strategy |
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| Transition strategy and concrete goal |
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| Ambitious transition strategy and goal |
Electric Vehicle Permitting Streamlining (25)
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| Not Streamlined |
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| Low Streamlining |
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| Moderate Streamlining |
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| Fully Streamlined |
Municipal Alternative Fuel Fleet Policy (26)
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| No policy, plan, or program |
| Any policy |
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| 3-4 Policies OR 1 goal |
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| At least 5 policies AND 1 goal |
Farmland Policy (28)
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| No strategies |
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| 1-2 strategies |
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| 3-5 strategies |
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| 6-7 strategies OR preservation or easement |
Natural Lands Policy (29)
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| No conservation policies |
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| Conservation policies that restrict sprawl |
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| Conservation policies in General Plan |
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| Permanent protection of lands for public use |
Healthy Food Access Policy (31)
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| No publicly-available policies, programs, or incentives |
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| 1-2 policy, program, or incentives |
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| 3 policies, programs, or incentives |
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| 4-5 policies, programs, or incentives |
Public Health Policy (32)
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| No or 1 strategy |
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| 2-4 strategies |
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| 5-8 strategies |
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| At least 9 strategies |
Parks Policy (34)
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| Maintenance policies only |
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| 2 policies increasing size, access, or funding |
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| Parks and Recreation Element or equivalent |
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| Parks Master Plan or equivalent |
Urban Forestry Policy (35)
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| No policies or programs |
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| Any policy or program |
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| Quantifiable goal, program, OR plan |
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| Ambitious goal AND plan or program |
Stormwater Management Policy (36)
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| No policies or programs |
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| 1 policy or program |
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| 2-3 policies or programs |
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| At least 4 policies or programs |
Water Conservation Policy (38)
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| No policies or programs |
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| Any policies |
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| Any programs or rebates |
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| Master plan or exemplary rebates/programs |
Waste Minimization Policy (39)
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| No or 1 strategy |
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| 2-3 strategies |
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| 4-6 strategies |
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| 7-8 strategies |
Complete Streets Performance (42)
| No to very low number of applications submitted |
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| Low number of applications submitted |
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| Moderate number of applications submitted |
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| Very high number of applications submitted |
Bikes Performance (43)
| Data not available |
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| No to very low existing bikeway density |
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| Low existing bikeway density |
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| Moderate existing bikeway density |
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| Very high existing bikeway density |
Pedestrians Performance (44)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low walkability |
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| Low walkability |
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| Moderate walkability |
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| Very high walkability |
Community Green Building Performance (46)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low green buildings per parcel |
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| Low green buildings per parcel |
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| Moderate green buildings per parcel |
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| Very high green buildings per parcel |
Municipal Green Building Performance (47)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low green buildings per parcel |
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| Low green buildings per parcel |
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| Moderate green buildings per parcel |
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| Very high green buildings per parcel |
Climate Action Plan Performance (49)
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| No to very low reporting frequency |
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| Low reporting frequency |
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| Moderate reporting frequency |
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| Very high reporting frequency |
Community GHG Emissions Inventory Performance (50)
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| No to very low reporting frequency |
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| Low reporting frequency |
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| Moderate reporting frequency |
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| Very high reporting frequency |
Municipal GHG Emissions Inventory Performance (51)
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| No to very low reporting frequency |
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| Low reporting frequency |
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| Moderate reporting frequency |
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| Very high reporting frequency |
Community Energy Efficiency Performance (53)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low energy savings per capita |
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| Low energy savings per capita |
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| Moderate energy savings per capita |
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| Very high energy savings per capita |
Renewable Energy Performance (54)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low solar capacity |
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| Low solar capacity |
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| Moderate solar capacity |
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| Very high solar capacity |
Sustainability Grants Performance (56)
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| No to very low number of grants awarded |
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| Low number of grants awarded |
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| Moderate number of grants awarded |
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| Very high number of grants awarded |
Natural Lands Performance (58)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low availability |
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| Low availability |
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| Moderate availability |
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| Very high availability |
Public Health Performance (59)
| Data not available |
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| No to very low HPI score |
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| Low HPI score |
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| Moderate HPI score |
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| Very high HPI score |
Parks Performance (61)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low availability |
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| Low park availability |
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| Moderate park availability |
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| Very high park availability |
Urban Forestry Performance (62)
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| No to very low percent tree canopy cover |
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| Low percent tree canopy cover |
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| Moderate percent tree canopy cover |
Waste Minimization Performance (63)
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| Data not available |
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| No to very low per capita disposal rate |
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| Low per capita disposal rate |
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| Moderate per capita disposal rate |
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| Very high per capita disposal rate |
Active Transportation Policy Category Average (65)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Built Environment Policy Category Average (66)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Climate Action Policy Category Average (67)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Energy Policy Category Average (68)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Engagement Policy Category Average (69)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the way |
Motorized Transportation Policy Category Average (70)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Open Spaces Policy Category Average (71)
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress
|
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| Leading the Way |
Public Health Policy Category Average (72)
|
| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Urban Greening Policy Category Average (73)
|
| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Active Transportation Performance Category Average (75)
|
| Opportunity Area |
|
| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Built Environment Performance Category Average (76)
|
| Opportunity Area |
|
| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Climate Action Performance Category Average (77)
|
| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Energy Performance Category Average (78)
|
| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
Urban Greening Performance Category Average (79)
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| Data not available |
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
Public Health Performance Category Average (80)
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| Data not available |
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| Opportunity Area |
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| Taking Action |
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| Making Progress |
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| Leading the Way |
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