Key <br /> <br />Evaluation Criteria <br />criteria <br /> <br />7. Climate and Energy <br /> <br />Focus on transportation programs and projects that help to: x <br /> reduce total community-wide fossil fuel use by 50% by 2030 <br /> reduce vehicle miles traveled per capita by 10% by the year 2020 <br /> reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 <br /> <br />8. Ecological Function <br /> <br />Improve water quality and lower the rate of stormwater runoff from transportation infrastructure. <br />Reduce the urban heat island caused by paving that absorbs and re-radiates heat. <br />Foster transportation investments that avoid damaging and improve habitat areas, where possible. x <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />