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SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CHECKLIST This informal checklist summarizes all credits and prerequisites in the LEED-ND Rating's Systems.You can use it to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a development proposal, site plan,existing neighborhood,or even a zoning code or neighborhood plan.You can also use it as a source for standards and thresholds to include in plans,regulations,designs,or topic-specific policy efforts,although the LEED-ND Rating System itself can provide additional detail for this task.If your interest is in a specific topic(s) like cycling or walkable streets,or if you are assessing a policy document like a water efficiency ordinance or parks and recreation plan,you can use just the parts of the checklist that relate to that topic.Please note that this checklist is a simplification and is not I -ND itself,which requires sophisticated verification of compliance with standards and provides a much more authoritative evaluation.This checklist is organized into the following topics: Smart Location and Linkage Neighborhood Pattern and Design Green Infrastructure and Buildings ■ Location ■ Walkable Streets ■ Construction Techniques • Ecosystems and Open Spaces ■ Compact Development ■ Energy Efficiency and Conservation i ■ Contaminated Sites ■ Neighborhood Connections ■ Energy Production and Distribution ■ Transit-Accessible Locations ■ Mixed Uses ■ Water Efficiency and Conservation w I�■ Cycling Facilities ■ Affordable and Diverse Housing ■ Stormwater and Wastewater ■ Jobs and Housing Proximity ■ Parking and Transportation Demand ■ Green Building Process ■ Parks and Recreation • Historic and Existing Building Reuse Universal Design ■ Heat Islands —� ■ Community Participation ■ Recycling and Reuse D • Local Food • Light Pollution ■ School Access and Design I y a a m Some people may want to spend 30 minutes or an hour to quickly move through the checklist,estimating when necessary to get a ballpark z idea of performance.Others may want to spend more time doing research,making calculations,or even mapping site conditions to get a more detailed and accurate assessment.In either case,we recommend you take notes as you move through the checklist,particularly as you have o ideas for how the proposal,plan, or neighborhood could be improved.As an optional second step,you can estimate a score under the Z 0 LEED-ND Rating System. s I This document has been reprinted with permission from the Natural Resources Defense Council. The full document(A Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development)can be found at.http://www.nrdc.oWIcities/smartgrowth/leed.asl)