Our project is located 2 blocks from the nearest historic district, but is within the Downtown area encompassed by the local Main Street Program. In looking at the Priority Designations, the majority of locations designated by the programs in the credit are large urban areas. The Main Street Program, which for our location is run by WA State, seems a logical addition, to encourage development in small towns or any town that is trying to revitalize its downtown commercial district. Has anyone proposed the Main Street program designation as an alternate compliance path for this credit or have feedback on the viability of this approach?
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Dustin Norton
Sustainability Program ManagerPrimus Design Services, LLC
39 thumbs up
December 5, 2018 - 8:46 am
While I do not have any experience trying to utilize a Main Street Program for this credit, it does sound like that type of program would meet the intent of the credit. I would definitely submit the credit and explain your reasoning in a narrative, but I would ensure the point is a buffer point and not needed to reach my desired Certification threshold. It's a design credit, so you can submit it in the Design phase and try to make up for it in the Construction phase if it isn't awarded.
Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
309 thumbs up
December 5, 2018 - 9:58 am
The key thing I would have looked for as a reviewer was whether the program targeted economically distressed or disadvantaged areas the way the listed programs do - there are plenty of economic development efforts out there that aren't specifically aimed at disadvantaged areas, so I'd want to see a description of the program that made it clear it was focused on areas where there had been disinvestment or difficult conditions.