"Transport demand management strategies" for a retail mall

Maya Karkour

EcoConsulting

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January 19, 2011

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Fri, 01/21/2011 - 03:45

George, I don't follow your train of thought. Which option are you trying to comply with? You're providing less than the minimum required—that's a good thing, right?Keep in mind, some credits aren't appropriate to some projects.

Maya Karkour

EcoConsulting

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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 09:09

I am trying to comply with Case 1 (Non-residential), Option 1 (Meet but NOT exceed the minimum local zoning requirements). the LEED Reference Guide (Implementation section) argues that: If the parking capacity was calculated to be less than that required by the local authority, then we need to prove to the USGBC that some "Transportation Demand Management Strategies" have been implemented, and resulted in the low calculated parking capacity. Some listed examples of these "Transportation Demand Management Strategies" are encouraging carpooling and providing a rideshare board. A taxi drop-off area is provided, and the building is close to public bus stops (seeking SS Credit 4.1). Are there any other suggestions of "Transportation Demand Management Strategies" for a retail mall? Many thanks!

Larry Jones

Associate Director

Atelier Ten

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Mon, 02/14/2011 - 20:54

George, I don't believe the credit is actually requiring you to implement a Transportation Demand Mgmt Plan (TDMP) to meet the credit intent if your parking capacity is less than code. What the section you referenced is trying to prevent is spill over parking into adjacent neighborhoods if your retail mall does not have enough. The TDMP was a suggested method to accomplish this. Ideally the TDMP would offset this by the two strategies you mentioned. Some other examples could be the retail mall providing shuttle service from the town center, or some other type of incentive to promote consumers to ride the bus to your site, e.g. free pretzels from Auntie Anne's perhaps or other types of discounts from the retailers. Either way you would have to demonstrate that the incentive is fairly significant and properly advertised.