Consider providing bikes to building occupants or instituting a bike-share program. If well-developed, such programs could potentially become part of a comprehensive transportation management plan that could earn the project an innovation credit through IDc1.

Schools must also provide dedicated walking paths and biking lanes that connect the school buildings to the edge of the school property without the interference of vehicles or fences. A minimum of two paths going in two different directions must be provided.

Educate building occupants about bike routes in the area and provide incentives for bicycle commuting. Bike routes can also be posted on the company intranet. 

Providing access to common bike racks, building terraces to install bike racks, and other shared services should be discussed with the building owner. These provisions must be incorporated into the lease agreement to eliminate any future misunderstandings. 

Make sure that bike racks, showers, and changing facilities are built according to plans.

Include a site plan indicating the bike paths leading to the edge of the school property. 

Complete LEED Online documentation, including:

A plan showing the location of showers and changing facilities, demonstrating the distance from the building entrance to each service.
The submittal template showing calculations of FTE and peak users, and the number of bicycle storage spaces and showers.

Documentation of this credit can occur anytime between schematic design and 100% construction documents. Unless your team is pursuing an alternative compliance path, you can document the credit as soon as the locations of your main entries are set.

Provide the appropriate number of secure bicycle storage facilities, showers and changing facilities. These should be clearly marked on project drawings (see the Documentation Toolkit for an example).

Consider one of the two options for pursuing an Exemplary Performance point for this credit: