Software from Criterion of Portland, Oregon, evaluates projects

Software from Criterion of Portland, Oregon, evaluates projects and neighborhoods for factors such as pedestrian orientation, transportation efficiency, affordability and resource efficiency. The New Urbanism inspired plan above scores better than the conventional suburban alternative below in terms of street texture, density, commercial/job balance, street connectivity, transit orientation, energy and water use and pollution generation. The analysis pertains to a 200-acre site in Kamloops, British Columbia.