draft city performance metrics for Step 4 recognition www.MnGreenStep.org Key Questions What does your city measure NOW? What do you WANT measure? What do you think about THESE measures? Do you think you CAN measure these? Do you CARE to measure these? Are there measures MISSING? www.MnGreenStep.org City Government Operations • Energy Use: Buildings – From B3: kBtu/yr; av. star rating • Green Buildings – # qualifying or certifying under a GB framework • Renewable Energy: Purchased & Generated – % LEDs; kWh/yr. • Vehicle Fleet Efficiency – Av. MPG-fossil-fuel equiv. • Employee Commuting – -- gal./yr. • Water System Efficiency -- kBtu & $/1000 gal./yr. • Waste Water System Efficiency -- kBtu & $/1000 gal./day MWh/yr.; # of projects & kW installed • Street Lights – • Water Use • Solid Waste -- lbs./yr. & % by mgt. method • Chemical Use in Parks -- lbs. toxic pest/herb. • [city-defined measure(s)] Av. miles; mode share by % www.MnGreenStep.org Buildings (community-wide) • Energy Use – From utility: kBtu/capita/day • Green Buildings – #/1000 pop. qualifying or certifying under a GB framework • [city-defined measure] www.MnGreenStep.org Transportation • Vehicle-Miles Traveled – From MnDOT: per person/day • Location Affordability – From US Govt. website: average yearly household costs as a % of income for transportation + housing • Transportation Mode Share – – From ACS: % trips by other than singleoccupancy auto (yearly average, of overall or commuting VMT) OR? % pop. w/in 1/2 mi. of once/hr. or more transit? • Bike Routes -- miles marked bike lanes/paths -- % pop. w/in 1 mi. of bike route . lane . path? • Sidewalks -- miles/1000 pop. • EV Charging Stations -- #/1000 pop. • [city-defined measure(s)] • Transit – % pop. w/in 1/2 mi. of once/hr. or more transit www.MnGreenStep.org Land Use • Degree of Mixed Uses – From city-wide WalkScore.com • Housing Diversity -- Index of price points, size, lifecycles • Density Range – DUA: most % least dense acre • Urban Density – • [city-defined measure(s)] % DU at net density > 7 DUA • Parking Supply – % land in off-street surface lots www.MnGreenStep.org Environmental Management • Stormwater – Blue Star rating • Urban Tree Canopy – % coverage • Nature: Quantity; Access; Quality – – – % protected land % pop. w/in ½ mile TPL index score; water body status • Water Use: Total; Peak; Losses -- gal/resident/day and gal./CI job/day -- ratio of max. day to av. day (yearly) -- % (withdrawals minus sales) • Solid Waste Diversion -- lbs. waste/person/yr and % by mgt. method • [city-defined measure(s)] www.MnGreenStep.org Community & Economic Development • Development Efficiency – residential property tax/acre per dwelling unit; commecial/industrial propertytax/1000 sq. ft. • Employment & Unemployment – Jobs/capita; % not employed • Renewable Energy – – kW installed public & private # of projects • Local Food -- # of local food venues/1000 pop. • Social Vitality -- civic participation index (voting; block clubs; faith; diversity) -- crime; poverty; health; safety -- educational attainment -- arts • GHG Inventory (break out city ops) • [city-defined measure(s)] www.MnGreenStep.org Contact: MnGreenStep.org Philipp Muessig GreenStep Cities Coordinator Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 651-757-2594 phillip.muessig@state.mn.us Amir Nadav Program Manager Great Plains Institute 612-767-7292 anadav@gpisd.net www.MnGreenStep.org