LT: Location & Transportation

Question 1

LT Credit: LEED for Neighborhood Development Location

What LEED for Neighborhood Development certification level would allow a project to achieve this credit

Answer 1

Stage 2
Stage 3 under Pilot 2009
Certified Plan
Certified Project under LEED v4

Question 2

LT Credit: Sensitive Land Protection

What two options can achieve this credit

Answer 2

Option 1: Locate footprint on land that has been previously developed

Option 2: Locate on land that does not meet criteria for sensitive land

Question 3

LT: Sensitive Land Protection

What constitutes “sensitive land”

Answer 3

Prime farmland
Floodplains
Habitat
Water bodies (within 100 ft)
Wetlands (within 50ft)

Question 4

LT: Sensitive Land Protection

What are “minor improvements” and where can they be located

Answer 4

Located within the wetland and water body buffers

• Bicycle and pedestrian pathways. Must be impervious
• Activities to maintain or restore natural areas
• One story structure per 300LF
• Grade changes to ensure public access
• Clearing, limited to one per 300LF
• Removal of trees
• Brownfield remediation activities

Question 5

LT: High Priority Site

What is Option 1 (Historic District)

Answer 5

Locate project on an infill location in a historic district

• Infill site is a site where at least 75% of land has been previously developed
• Historic districts must be designated by local/national agency (National Register of Historic Places)

Question 6

LT: High Priority Site

What is Option 2: Priority Designation

Answer 6

Priority designation sites are sites which encourage economic or social focus in undeserved neighborhoods

-EPA Priorities List
-Federal Empowerment Zone,/Enterprise Community/Renewal Community site
-Low income community
Qualified Census Tract or Difficult Development Area

***The project will qualify if only part of the site is located within priority designations

Question 7

LT: High Priority Site

What is Option 3: Brownfield Remediation

Answer 7

Locate on brownfield site where contamination has been identified. Must remediate site

Question 8

LT: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

Option 1: Surrounding Density

Answer 8

Locate on site whose surrounding density within 1/4mile meets thresholds for combined or separate residential and non-residential densities

-22,000SF/acre, 7DU/acre, 0.5FAR
OR
-35,00SF/acre, 12DU/acre, 0.8FAR

Question 9

LT: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

Option 2: Diverse Uses

Answer 9

Buildings main entrance is within 1/2 mile of 4-7 (1pt) or 8+ (2pt) existing and publicly available diverse uses

RESTRICTIONS!
-A use counts as only one type
-No more than two uses in each use type may be counted
The counted uses must represent at least 3 of 5 categories (exclusive of bldgs primary use)

Question 10

Lt: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses

What are the diverse use categories

Answer 10

• Food retail (supermarkets)
• Community serving retail (stores)
• Services (banks, gyms)
• Civic and community facilities (churches and library)
• Community anchors uses (commercial office or housing)

Question 11

LT: Access to Quality Transit

What are the two requirements

Answer 11

1. locate any functional entry of the project within a 1/4mi walking distance or bus stop or 1/2 mile walking distance of RTD or light rail stations
2. Transit services must meet trip minimums. Each route must have service in opposite directions. Must meet both weekend and weekday minimums

Question 12

LT: Access to Quality Transit

School Adaptation Requirements

Answer 12

Option 1: Transit served location - minimum number of trips but no weekend requirements

Option 2: Pedestrian access - Show that project has attendance boundary so that % of students live within no more than 3/4mi walking distance (grades 8 and below) and 1.5 mile walking distance (grades 9+)

different % equals different points

*walkshed boundary map necessary to document pedestrian access

**Double highest transit service point threshold for “Exemplary Innovation point”

Question 13

LT: Bicycle Facilities

Describe bicycle network requirements

Answer 13

Locate project such that functional entry or bicycle storage is within 200yard walking or biking distance from a bicycle network that connects at least one of the following:

• at least 10 diverse uses
• school or employment center (if floor area is 50% or more residential)
• Bus rapid transit stop

*all destinations must be within 3mile bicycling distance of project boundary

Question 14

LT: Bicycle Facilities

Commercial bicycle storage requirements

Answer 14

short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors but no fewer than 4 storage spaces per building

Long term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular building occupants (FTE) but no fewer than 4 storage spaces per building (in addition to short-term storage)

At least 1 shower for first 100 regular building occupants and 1 additional shower for every 150 regular building occupant thereafter

Question 15

LT: Bicycle Facilities

Residential bicycle storage requirements

Answer 15

short term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors but no fewer than 4 storage spaces per building

Long term bicycle storage for at least 30% of all regular building occupants, but no less than 1 storage space per residential unit in addition to short term bicycle storage

Question 16

LT Bicycle Facilities

EXAMPLE:

• 100 occupants working 8hrs per day
• 20 art time employees working 4hrs per day
• 50 daily average visitors
• 30 peak time visitors

How many storage spaces and showers needed

Answer 16

1. FTE = 100FTE+((20 part time x4 hours)/8 hours per day) = 110FTE or regular building occupants
2. Peak visitors = 30
3. Storage req for regular occupants = 5% of total: 110x0.05 = 5.5 = 6. 6>4 so yes 6 long-term bike storage spaces
4. Calculate storage for visitors = 300.025 = 0.74 = 1. Not greater than 4 minimum, provide 4 short-term storage spaces
5. Showers = if regular occupants >100; 1+((110-100)/150) = 1.067 = 2 showers

Question 17

LT: Reduced Parking Footprint

Outline requirements

Answer 17

1. Provide parking capacity that is either 20% reduction from base ratios
2. IF project has earned (1) or more point under Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or Quality Transit, must achieve 40% reduction from base ratios
3. All project provide 5% of total parking spaces AFTER reductions are made from base ratios for “preferred parking” for carpools

Question 18

LT: Green Vehicles

Base Parking Requirements

Answer 18

Designate 5% of all parking spaces as “preferred parking” for green vehicles

OR a discounted parking rate of at least 205 for green vehicles

Question 19

LT: Green Vehicles

Additional requirements beyond preferred parking

Answer 19

Option 1: Install electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in 2% of all parking spaces

• Must provide a Level 2 charging capacity
• Comply with relevant standards for electrical connectors
• Be networked or internet addressable or be capable of participating in a demand response or time-of-use pricing to encourage off-peak charging

OR
Option 2: Install liquid or gas alternative fuel fueling facilities or a battery switching station equal to at least 2% of all parking spaces