The intent of this credit is to encourage alternate means of transportation. The credit is clearly written with commercial facilities in mind, where bicycle racks and shower facilities are often not provided (thus making it difficult to commute via cycling). In this residential context, we are proposing that the critical factor in meeting the intent of this credit is the bicycle storage issue only. Showers are inherently included in a residential building, and are therefore irrelevant as a LEED requirement. In a multi-family high-rise setting, however, the provision for a separate space for secure bicycle storage can be seen as an amenity which encourages bicycle use, and which is often not provided. The current measure of 5% of building occupancy is based upon employees within an office/commercial building. In a residential building a surrogate measure of occupancy is the number of apartments. We propose that the equivalent requirement for bike spaces in a residential building be expressed as a percentage of units. We propose that one rack be provided for every 2 units (1:2 ratio), which would equate to, but be higher than, the 5% of occupancy measure for commercial buildings. In this building, which contains a mixture of apartments ranging from studios to 3 bedroom units, the 1:2 ratio equates to racks for approximately 15 - 17% of the building occupants. Since many of the apartments in the building are rented to families, the ratio of bicycle racks per adult is even higher. No shower facilities are required because each residential unit has a shower. For employees of the building, we assume that the existing requirement for shower facilities and secure bicycle storage at 5% of F.T.E. would apply.