Incorporates aspects of smart growth, new urbanism and green buildings

Focuses on three criteria: smart location and linkage, neighborhood pattern and design and green infrastructure and buildings

Encourages compact, mixed use development near public transit and important neighborhood amenities

Emphasizes pedestrian and bike-friendly design Goes along with goals of SB 375 to curb

suburban sprawl, reduce automobile use and improve public health

Pilot program in 2007, official launch in April 2010

Smart Location and Linkage› Imperiled Species and Ecological Communities › Housing and Jobs Proximity› Steep Slope Protection› Locations with Reduced Auto Dependence› Proximity to rail stations (1/2 mile)› Proximity to bus stations (1/4 mile)› Proximity to bike network (1/4 mile)

Neighborhood Pattern and Design› Access to Parks (1/4 mile)› Farmers Markets (1/2 mile)› Neighborhood Schools (1/2-1 mile)

UCLA Mapshare

ParcelTurnover

There is much potential for LEED-ND in LA County

There needs to be greater analysis to identify neighborhoods, blocks and parcels that satisfy LEED-ND location requirements and credits

Municipalities, such as the city of Los Angeles should look into implementing a LEED-ND ordinance to streamline permitting and speed the process along

MEtta

Inset map (slide 1 and10) Aggregating attribute fields (slides 5 and 6) Boundary Sub-selections (slides 11,12 and13) Creating Indices (slide 7) Buffering (slides 4, 11and12) Geoprocessing- clipping, overlaying (slides 4,11,12) Geocoding (slide 4) Modeling (slide 16) Metadata (slide 17) Measurement/Analysis(slides 4, 11 and 12) Original Data (slide 4) 7-Item Map (slide 4, 11 and 12) Hotspot Analysis (slide 10) Charts (slide 14)