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Schools – New Construction

Location & Transportation
Bicycle Facilities

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Schools-NC-v4.1 LTc6: Bicycle facilities 1 point

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Bicycle Network
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180-meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle network that connects to either of the following:
  • a bus rapid transit stop or passenger rail station or ferry terminal; or
  • 50% of dwelling units within the school’s attendance boundary.
The stops/stations or dwelling units must be within no more than a 1 1/2-mile (2400-meter) biking distance (for grades 8 and below, or ages 14 and below), and 3-mile (4800-meter) biking distance (for grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above). Provide dedicated bicycle lanes that extend at least to the end of the school property with no barriers (e.g., fences) on school property.
Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms
Meet storage and shower requirements for all projects and provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of all regular building occupants (excluding students grade 3 and younger), but no fewer than four storage spaces per building.
For All Projects
Short-term bicycle storage must be within 200 feet (60meters) walking distance of any main entrance. Long-term bicycle storage must be within 300 feet (90 meters) walking distance of any functional entry. Vertical distances travelled by elevator are exempt from counting towards the walking distance requirements. Bicycle storage capacity may not be double-counted: storage that is fully allocated to the occupants of non-project facilities cannot also serve project occupants. Indoor storage is acceptable as long as it meets the walking distance requirements. On-site bicycle sharing stations within the project boundary may count for 50% of the long-term and short-term bicycle storage space. Zero lot line projects may count publicly available bicycle parking towards their short-term storage requirements if it meets the maximum allowable walking distance. Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter. Exclude patients and K-12 students from the regular building occupant count.
Large-Occupancy Projects Only:
The following guidance should be applied when determining the number of showers needed for projects with a large number of occupants: Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter, up to 999 regular building occupants.
  • one additional shower for every 500 regular building occupants, for the additional 1,000 – 4,999 regular building occupants
  • one additional shower for every 1,000 regular building occupants, for the additional 5,000 + regular building occupants
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Addenda

11/9/2020Updated: 2/3/2021
Form Update
Description of change:
Updated Bicycle Network criteria
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
11/9/2020Updated: 11/25/2020
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
Under Bicycle Network criteria, in the paragraph beginning "Planned bicycle trails..." replace "one year" with "three years"

Under the section For All Projects, at the end of the paragraph beginning "Provide at least one on-site shower..." insert the sentence "Residential projects do not need to provide additional showers."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
7/25/2019Updated: 11/6/2020
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Under Historic Urban Locations, delete the first sentence "Routes that meet…"

Add a "Required Documentation" Section with the following text: "Refer to the LEED v4 reference guide, with the following addition: Historic urban locations and routes must be clearly identified by type in a narrative."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
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Requirements

Bicycle Network
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180-meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle network that connects to either of the following:
  • a bus rapid transit stop or passenger rail station or ferry terminal; or
  • 50% of dwelling units within the school’s attendance boundary.
The stops/stations or dwelling units must be within no more than a 1 1/2-mile (2400-meter) biking distance (for grades 8 and below, or ages 14 and below), and 3-mile (4800-meter) biking distance (for grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above). Provide dedicated bicycle lanes that extend at least to the end of the school property with no barriers (e.g., fences) on school property.
Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms
Meet storage and shower requirements for all projects and provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of all regular building occupants (excluding students grade 3 and younger), but no fewer than four storage spaces per building.
For All Projects
Short-term bicycle storage must be within 200 feet (60meters) walking distance of any main entrance. Long-term bicycle storage must be within 300 feet (90 meters) walking distance of any functional entry. Vertical distances travelled by elevator are exempt from counting towards the walking distance requirements. Bicycle storage capacity may not be double-counted: storage that is fully allocated to the occupants of non-project facilities cannot also serve project occupants. Indoor storage is acceptable as long as it meets the walking distance requirements. On-site bicycle sharing stations within the project boundary may count for 50% of the long-term and short-term bicycle storage space. Zero lot line projects may count publicly available bicycle parking towards their short-term storage requirements if it meets the maximum allowable walking distance. Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter. Exclude patients and K-12 students from the regular building occupant count.
Large-Occupancy Projects Only:
The following guidance should be applied when determining the number of showers needed for projects with a large number of occupants: Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter, up to 999 regular building occupants.
  • one additional shower for every 500 regular building occupants, for the additional 1,000 – 4,999 regular building occupants
  • one additional shower for every 1,000 regular building occupants, for the additional 5,000 + regular building occupants

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