Are Parking areas for Buses and Taxis included in Option 2

Hi Stephan, 

Well...under Opt 2, the guide states: "Calculate the number of parking spaces within the LEED project boundary. This value must be consistent with the parking spaces used for other credits."

So, we go to the LT Category Overview, where the Guide states the following:
"The following parking spaces must be included in total parking capacity:

• New and existing surface parking spaces
• New and existing garage or multilevel parking spaces
• Any off-street parking spaces outside the project boundary that are available to the building’s users

The following parking spaces should not be included in total parking capacity:

• On-street (parallel or pull-in) parking spaces on public rights of way
• Parking spaces for fleet and inventory vehicles, unless these vehicles are regularly used by employees for commuting as well as business purposes
• Motorbike or bicycle spaces"

Now, already, this language conflicts with the Heat Island instructions, which specifically say "Include motorcycle parking as vehicle parking spaces." (pg 201). That printed PDF version was later corrected, and now reads "Do not count motorcycle or bicycle parking spaces as vehicle parking spaces."

So, all that said, you'll need to determine how your bus and taxi spaces fit into these descriptions to know whether or not you must include them.