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Requirements

Establishment

None.

Performance

Option 1. Transportation survey (1 point)

Conduct a survey of building occupants on their transportation patterns. Regular building occupants must be surveyed. Visitors must be surveyed if either the typical peak or daily average is greater than the number of regular building occupants. Conduct a transportation survey at least once every five years

Option 2. Alternative Transportation Rate (3–15 points)

Meet the requirements of Option 1. Demonstrate an alternative transportation rate in accordance with Table 1. Alternative transportation strategies that contribute to this reduction include human-powered conveyances (e.g. walking or biking), public transit, telecommuting, informal transit options, compressed workweeks, carpools, and green vehicles. Calculations are performed relative to a baseline case that assumes all regular occupants commute alone in conventional automobiles. The calculations must account for seasonal variations in the use of alternative commuting methods and should indicate the distribution of commuting trips using each type of alternative transportation strategy.

Table 1. Points for alternative transportation rate

Alternative transportation rate	Points
10%	3
15%	4
20%	5
25%	6
30%	7
35%	8
40%	9
45%	10
50%	11
55%	12
60%	13
65%	14
70%	15

Option 3. Comprehensive Alternative Transportation Program (2 points)

Meet the requirements of Option 1. Implement an alternative transportation program to reduce the conventional travel rates of building occupants. Include at least one element from each of the following three categories: Education strategies

new-hire orientation;
employee newsletter, flyer, announcements, memos, letters;
carpool/vanpool matching website; or
employer carpool/vanpool events.

Basic support strategies

guaranteed return trip;
preferential parking for rideshare participants;
flextime schedule; or
ride-matching service.

Direct strategies

telecommuting;
compressed workweek schedule;
transit subsidy;
introduction of a parking fee;
bicycle program;
parking cash-out;
employee clean vehicle purchase program; or
carpool program.

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Do we need to attach unique identifiers to survey respondents? Some occupants will not want to be identified. The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do we need to document that we reduced commuting trips compared to our baseline? For example, our survey results show that conventional commuting is reduced by 25%. To get the points for meeting the 25% threshold do we need to reduce conventional trips by The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do motorcycles qualify as an alternative means of transportation? What about scooters? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Does the survey need to adhere to SCAQMD Rule 2202 procedures, like in LEED 2009? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
What if we already participate in a local transportation survey? Can we use those results? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do we have to collect home zip code data in our survey? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
The LEED Reference Guide says we need to account for seasonal variations in commuting behavior. What should I do? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
My building has fewer than 100 occupants. What should my sample size be? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)

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Addenda

10/06/2016– Updated: 10/06/2016

Form Update

Description of change:

5000058

Updated 6/10/2016 to v02
Clarified note in cell B20 of Calculator tab
Corrected formula for "Total number of actual trips (factoring in absences)"

Inquiry:

Ruling:

Campus Applicable

Internationally Applicable:

Yes

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Credit language

Requirements

Establishment

None.

Performance

Option 1. Transportation survey (1 point)

Option 2. Alternative Transportation Rate (3–15 points)

Table 1. Points for alternative transportation rate

Alternative transportation rate	Points
10%	3
15%	4
20%	5
25%	6
30%	7
35%	8
40%	9
45%	10
50%	11
55%	12
60%	13
65%	14
70%	15

Option 3. Comprehensive Alternative Transportation Program (2 points)

new-hire orientation;
employee newsletter, flyer, announcements, memos, letters;
carpool/vanpool matching website; or
employer carpool/vanpool events.

Basic support strategies

guaranteed return trip;
preferential parking for rideshare participants;
flextime schedule; or
ride-matching service.

Direct strategies

telecommuting;
compressed workweek schedule;
transit subsidy;
introduction of a parking fee;
bicycle program;
parking cash-out;
employee clean vehicle purchase program; or
carpool program.

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Frequently asked questions

Do we need to attach unique identifiers to survey respondents? Some occupants will not want to be identified. The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do we need to document that we reduced commuting trips compared to our baseline? For example, our survey results show that conventional commuting is reduced by 25%. To get the points for meeting the 25% threshold do we need to reduce conventional trips by The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do motorcycles qualify as an alternative means of transportation? What about scooters? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Does the survey need to adhere to SCAQMD Rule 2202 procedures, like in LEED 2009? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
What if we already participate in a local transportation survey? Can we use those results? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
Do we have to collect home zip code data in our survey? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
The LEED Reference Guide says we need to account for seasonal variations in commuting behavior. What should I do? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)
My building has fewer than 100 occupants. What should my sample size be? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.)

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Addenda

10/06/2016– Updated: 10/06/2016

Form Update

Description of change:

5000058

Updated 6/10/2016 to v02
Clarified note in cell B20 of Calculator tab
Corrected formula for "Total number of actual trips (factoring in absences)"

Inquiry:

Ruling:

Campus Applicable

Internationally Applicable:

Yes

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Guest expert

Dan Ackerstein

Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
Principal

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Data-Centers-EBOM-v4 LTc1: Alternative transportation

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Requirements

Establishment

Performance

Option 1. Transportation survey (1 point)

Option 2. Alternative Transportation Rate (3–15 points)

Table 1. Points for alternative transportation rate

Option 3. Comprehensive Alternative Transportation Program (2 points)

Do we need to attach unique identifiers to survey respondents? Some occupants will not want to be identified.

Do we need to document that we reduced commuting trips compared to our baseline? For example, our survey results show that conventional commuting is reduced by 25%. To get the points for meeting the 25% threshold do we need to reduce conventional trips by

Do motorcycles qualify as an alternative means of transportation? What about scooters?

Does the survey need to adhere to SCAQMD Rule 2202 procedures, like in LEED 2009?

What if we already participate in a local transportation survey? Can we use those results?

Do we have to collect home zip code data in our survey?

The LEED Reference Guide says we need to account for seasonal variations in commuting behavior. What should I do?

My building has fewer than 100 occupants. What should my sample size be?

Cost estimates for this credit

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Dan Ackerstein

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Credit language

Requirements

Establishment

Performance

Option 1. Transportation survey (1 point)

Option 2. Alternative Transportation Rate (3–15 points)

Table 1. Points for alternative transportation rate

Option 3. Comprehensive Alternative Transportation Program (2 points)

Documentation toolkit

The motherlode of cheat sheets

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FAQ

Do we need to attach unique identifiers to survey respondents? Some occupants will not want to be identified.

Do we need to document that we reduced commuting trips compared to our baseline? For example, our survey results show that conventional commuting is reduced by 25%. To get the points for meeting the 25% threshold do we need to reduce conventional trips by

Do motorcycles qualify as an alternative means of transportation? What about scooters?

Does the survey need to adhere to SCAQMD Rule 2202 procedures, like in LEED 2009?

What if we already participate in a local transportation survey? Can we use those results?

Do we have to collect home zip code data in our survey?

The LEED Reference Guide says we need to account for seasonal variations in commuting behavior. What should I do?

My building has fewer than 100 occupants. What should my sample size be?

Addenda

Dan Ackerstein