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Requirements
Option 1: TDM Program with Frequent Transportation SurveysDevelop and implement a transportation demand management (TDM) program that includes, at a minimum, the following components:
- Conduct a quarterly transportation survey of building occupants on their commute patterns.
- Establish quantifiable goals for shifting travel modes of building users.
- Identifies at least three policies or strategies for achieving the mode shift goals.
Surveys should meet the requirements for data collection and number of responses detailed in the Transportation Performance credit. However, visitors must be surveyed if the daily average is greater than the number of regular building occupants.
Projects are encouraged to pursue more technological and automated approaches than the traditional “lobby blitz” approach for commute surveys, as long as a statistically representative sample is collected.
Data should be normalized to a daily average Transportation Performance Score and compiled into quarterly or monthly reports.
Option 2: Occupancy and Parking Monitoring
Develop and implement a protocol for daily measurement of the following:
- Count of building occupants and visitors per day
- Count of vehicles parked per day
All parking spaces dedicated for the project, both on-site and off-site, must be monitored. To be eligible for this option, projects must have 10 or more parking spaces used by project occupants and/or visitors.
Data should be normalized to a daily average and compiled into quarterly reports. Reported data should compare usage rates to the total number of parking spaces monitored and/or the number of spaces dedicated for bicycles, carpools, and electric vehicles.
Submittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific Documentation:
OPTION 1- Copy of the project’s transportation demand management (TDM) plan that includes goals and strategies specified in pilot credit requirements.
- Results of quarterly building occupant transportation surveys, with dates the surveys were completed.
- Description of the survey tool, such as Arc, an Arc Integration Partner, or other approach specified in pilot credit requirements.
OPTION 2
- Description of the protocol for daily measurement of building occupants and visitors and parked vehicles. Specify the total parking capacity (spaces) dedicated to the project, on-site and off-site.
- Report with summarized data for daily average occupancy and parking utilization.
Pilot Credit Survey Questions:
- What benefits does the project anticipate from implementing this credit?
- Does the local jurisdiction require employers to implement transportation demand management strategies?
- Does this credit support improvement in the LEED Transportation Performance score?
- What is the most challenging aspect of achieving this credit?
Changes
- 4/10/20 - Original Publication
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
Option 1: TDM Program with Frequent Transportation SurveysDevelop and implement a transportation demand management (TDM) program that includes, at a minimum, the following components:
- Conduct a quarterly transportation survey of building occupants on their commute patterns.
- Establish quantifiable goals for shifting travel modes of building users.
- Identifies at least three policies or strategies for achieving the mode shift goals.
Surveys should meet the requirements for data collection and number of responses detailed in the Transportation Performance credit. However, visitors must be surveyed if the daily average is greater than the number of regular building occupants.
Projects are encouraged to pursue more technological and automated approaches than the traditional “lobby blitz” approach for commute surveys, as long as a statistically representative sample is collected.
Data should be normalized to a daily average Transportation Performance Score and compiled into quarterly or monthly reports.
Option 2: Occupancy and Parking Monitoring
Develop and implement a protocol for daily measurement of the following:
- Count of building occupants and visitors per day
- Count of vehicles parked per day
All parking spaces dedicated for the project, both on-site and off-site, must be monitored. To be eligible for this option, projects must have 10 or more parking spaces used by project occupants and/or visitors.
Data should be normalized to a daily average and compiled into quarterly reports. Reported data should compare usage rates to the total number of parking spaces monitored and/or the number of spaces dedicated for bicycles, carpools, and electric vehicles.
Submittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific Documentation:
OPTION 1- Copy of the project’s transportation demand management (TDM) plan that includes goals and strategies specified in pilot credit requirements.
- Results of quarterly building occupant transportation surveys, with dates the surveys were completed.
- Description of the survey tool, such as Arc, an Arc Integration Partner, or other approach specified in pilot credit requirements.
OPTION 2
- Description of the protocol for daily measurement of building occupants and visitors and parked vehicles. Specify the total parking capacity (spaces) dedicated to the project, on-site and off-site.
- Report with summarized data for daily average occupancy and parking utilization.
Pilot Credit Survey Questions:
- What benefits does the project anticipate from implementing this credit?
- Does the local jurisdiction require employers to implement transportation demand management strategies?
- Does this credit support improvement in the LEED Transportation Performance score?
- What is the most challenging aspect of achieving this credit?
Changes
- 4/10/20 - Original Publication
