| Vegetation | Landform/ Built Form | Amenities | Imageability | Influence of Adjoining Land Use |
| Variety of vegetation, well maintained, designed, orderly or "natural", interesting forms, etc. 5 | A variety of shapes and forms of urban spaces. Spaces may be delineated by buildings, plantings, or topography 5 | Pedestrian- friendly amenities, e.g., Sidewalks, parks, fountains, benches, boulevards, lakes, banners, etc. 5 | Numerous places of Historical, Cultural, or Architectural significance. Distinctive, rare. Landmarks 5 | Adjoining land uses contribute to quality of target site. Incompatible uses are well buffered. 5 |
| using the end-points defined in these narratives, pick intermediate values | <-- same as Veg. | <-- same as Veg. | <-- same as Veg. | <-- same as Veg. |
| Not maintained, overgrown and unkempt, or non-existent. 1 | Little spatial definition. Vegetation does not define spaces. Topography flat. 1 | Few or no sidewalks, automobile dominated. No parks, street plantings etc. 1 | No significant places or structures -- common. 1 | Adjoining uses are similar to those of target area. 1 |
| Vegetation quality:
Native or appropriate species: -1 Noxious weeds, hazardous (e.g. falling limbs), dead. -5 |
Visual order:
Environment is well-organized and harmonious. -1 Places are cluttered, dis-organized. Discordant. -5 |
Amenity Quality:
High quality fittings, clean, maintained: -1 Vandalized amenities, garbage, litter, graffiti -5 |
Landmark Quality:
Cared-for, well-maintained: -1 Un-maintained, littered, obstructed -5 |
Neighborhood Quality:
Quality architecture, non-polluting: -1 Hazardous, polluting, otherwise unacceptable neighbors -5 |