Wisconsin’s Land Use Ratings
Clearing the Air with Transit Spending: Making the grade? - 2001
Sprawl ratings by city and state - Sierra Club
Ranking States and Counties - USDA Census of Agriculture
Scorecard - For each state, as well as counties and municipalities within each state, this website provides maps, data, and numerous ratings for nine different environmental quality issues, mainly dealing with air and water quality
Smart Choices or Sprawling Growth: The Good, the
Bad, and the Poorly Zoned - 2000 - Sierra Club
Sprawl Index of 271 metro areas around country - 2001 - USA Today - Sprawl ratings for 271 United States metro areas. A few flaws, but a somewhat justifiable index. 1000 Friends analysis rated 8 mid-west states (1 best, 8 worst). Wisconsin ranked 5 th of the 8 states (no. 1 was Iowa; no. 8 was Michigan)
State Park Gold Medal Award - National Recreation and Parks Association and National Sporting Goods Association’s Sports Foundation. Wisconsin is one of four states to receive the 2001 State Park Gold Medal Award ( Virginia placed first; other states were Missouri and New York)
State Sprawl Ratings - 1999 - Sierra Club - Ranks the states in categories of Transportation Planning, Open Space
Protection, Community Revitalization, and Land Use Planning. Wisconsin
didn’t fair wonderfully, with ratings of 27, 13, 32, and 27,
respectively. This study was conducted before Wisconsin enacted its Smart Growth
law.
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