Tucson's first Smart Growth Scorecard is now publically available online at the Arizona Department of Commerce website:

http://www.azcommerce.com/WebApps/Scorecard/default.aspx

Arizona's Growing Smarter planning statutes, the Growing Smarter Guiding Principles, and smart growth techniques provide the foundation for Arizona's Smart Growth Scorecard. The Scorecard is a community self-assessment tool to help cities, towns, counties and Tribal communities evaluate their growth planning efforts. It was designed with significant input from public and private stakeholders to strengthen the ability of local officials to plan for future development and to adopt comprehensive and regional planning strategies. State discretionary grant, loan, and approval programs are using the Scorecard to award additional incentives to communities growing smarter and technical assistance to those needing support.

To learn more about the Arizona Smart Growth Scorecard, go to:

http://www.azcommerce.com/SmartGrowth/Scorecards/