More Measures

Asthma prevalence
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health, 2004-present.

Carbon footprint
Data from the Brookings Institution, 2008.

Farmland
From the University of Minnesota. Data available for 1986, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000 and 2002 for the 7-county region.

Frogs (species indicator)
General measure of environmental health of the region. Frog data available for the region. Department of Natural Resources Frog and Toad Calling Survey, 1996-present.

Impervious land cover
Percent of impervious surface area in the region. Data from 1986, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007 (coming soon) for 7-county metro region, individual counties and central cities. From University of Minnesota and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Lake clarity
State, region and city-level data available from the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota, 1973-present.

Minnesota impaired waters
Includes all waters tested for impairments in Minnesota. Data available from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, biennially 1998-2008.

Park visits
Measure of the use of natural amenities in the region. Metropolitan Council, 1995-2007.

Per capita consumption of energy
State-level data available annually from 1960-present from the Energy Information Administration.

Per capita water consumption
Data by sector. Available from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, compiled for the region by the Metropolitan Council, 1988-2007.

Population density
Measure of land use. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Quality of rivers in the region
From the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, quality of rivers in the 7-county metro region, measured on an annual basis.

Rate of development
Rate of conversion of open space. From the Metropolitan Council and University of Minnesota. Population data from U.S. Census Bureau.

Sustainability index
The SustainLane 2008 US City Rankings of the 50 most-populous cities is the nation’s most complete report card on urban sustainability.

Travel behavior
Metropolitan Council Travel Behavior Inventory, collected decennially since 1949, through 2000.

Vehicle miles traveled
Minnesota Department of Transportation annual data, 1983-present.

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