The City of Middleton, WI was one of twenty cities nationwide awarded a grant in 2020 to get assistance with pursuing certification under the LEED for Cities and Communities rating system. LEED for Cities and Communities, launched in 2017 by the US Green Building Council, uses Arc, an online scoring and benchmarking platform, to capture progress on performance indicators including carbon, water, waste, transportation, human experience (prosperity, education, equity). The Arc platform helps the city measure and communicate at any scale – eco-district, neighborhood, district, town or microgrid and for one or several indicators.