Change all instances of the term "rideshare" to "informal transit".
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Requirements
Locate any functional entry of the project within a ¼-mile (400-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or informal transit stops, or within a ½-mile (800-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations or ferry terminals. The transit service at those stops and stations in aggregate must meet the minimums listed in Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops and stations may count if they are sited, funded, and under construction by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are complete within 24 months of that date. Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.
- Qualifying transit routes must have paired route service (service in opposite directions).
- For each qualifying transit route, only trips in one direction are counted towards the threshold.
- If a qualifying transit route has multiple stops within the required walking distance, only trips from one stop are counted towards the threshold.
Table 1. Minimum daily transit service for projects with multiple transit types (bus, streetcar, rail, or ferry)
Weekday trips |
Weekend trips |
Points BD&C |
Points BD&C (Core and shell) |
Points ID&C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
72 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
144 |
108 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
360 |
216 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Table 2. Minimum daily transit service for projects with commuter rail or ferry service only
Weekday trips |
Weekend trips |
Points (all projects) |
|---|---|---|
24 |
6 |
1 |
40 |
8 |
2 |
60 |
12 |
3 |
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On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.
Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.
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What’s the difference between a commuter rail, light rail, and heavy rail transit system? I’m having trouble figuring out how to categorize the different types of transit serving my project. 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
4/1/2015 – Updated: 4/16/2015
Form Update
Description of change:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
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Requirements
Locate any functional entry of the project within a ¼-mile (400-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus, streetcar, or informal transit stops, or within a ½-mile (800-meter) walking distance of existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations or ferry terminals. The transit service at those stops and stations in aggregate must meet the minimums listed in Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops and stations may count if they are sited, funded, and under construction by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are complete within 24 months of that date. Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.
- Qualifying transit routes must have paired route service (service in opposite directions).
- For each qualifying transit route, only trips in one direction are counted towards the threshold.
- If a qualifying transit route has multiple stops within the required walking distance, only trips from one stop are counted towards the threshold.
Table 1. Minimum daily transit service for projects with multiple transit types (bus, streetcar, rail, or ferry)
Weekday trips |
Weekend trips |
Points BD&C |
Points BD&C (Core and shell) |
Points ID&C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
72 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
144 |
108 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
360 |
216 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Table 2. Minimum daily transit service for projects with commuter rail or ferry service only
Weekday trips |
Weekend trips |
Points (all projects) |
|---|---|---|
24 |
6 |
1 |
40 |
8 |
2 |
60 |
12 |
3 |
Cost estimates for this credit
On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.
Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.
This information is also available in a full PDF download in The Cost of LEED v4 report.
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- Examples of actual submissions from certified LEED projects.
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Would a university or corporate campus shuttle service count towards this credit? 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’s the difference between a commuter rail, light rail, and heavy rail transit system? I’m having trouble figuring out how to categorize the different types of transit serving my project. 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.) |
|
Our project is located in a place without any existing or planned formal transit networks. How can we achieve this credit? 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 are the criteria for whether we are allowed to count future or planned transit stops? 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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Marilyn Specht
LEED AP (ND, O+M), WELL AP, LFA, Fitwel Ambassador, EcoDistricts AP
SmithGroup
Senior Principal | Director of Sustainability Integration
