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NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access

Assisted Living Facility- private bus to public transit terminal

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Tammy Dalton
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I'm working on an NC assisted living facility with a bus transit terminal within a 1/2 mile of the property (not the 1/4 mile requirement). The terminal is a hub where multiple bus routes can be accessed. If the building owner creates a private bus service for the residents, visitors, and employees on a set schedule that goes to and from the facility and the bus terminal, will that be enough to earn the public transportation access points? Would they have to also have a private bus route that goes elsewhere to meet the 2 bus lines requirement? And finally, does it matter if it is scheduled or on demand? The homepage of this section clearly says the transit can be on demand? Does anybody have any advice for me? Thank you!!

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Donald Green
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Wed, 09/18/2013 - 20:28

Tammy, Using Option 1, you should achieve credit compliance with what you already have as long as the 1/2 mile is walking distance via sidewalks not as the crow flies. It sounds like your bus station is what Option 1 calls a bus rapid transit station and as long as there are 2 or more bus lines from that station that travel on a regular basis or as LEED refers it as the "most frequent commuting hours". However as the project is an assisted living facility I feel the shuttle is a good move. There are several CIR's which deal with using a shuttle to a bus rapid transit station, you can find them in LEED Interpretations, however these are related to those projects whereby you find yourself greater than 1/2 mile from the station. Hope this helps.

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