Transportation Category. New Location and. Green Vehicles. Reduced Parking Footprint. Bicycle Facilities. Access to Quality Transit

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1 New Location and Transportation Category LEED ND Location Sensitive Land Protection High Priority Site Surrounding Density Diverse Uses Access to Quality Transit Bicycle Facilities Reduced Parking Footprint Green Vehicles

2 Aspects of the Sustainability of a Project: Transportation Site Selection Site Design and Management Stormwater Management

3 Most Sustainable Sites: Reduce Transportation Demand Restore Degraded or Contaminated Areas Minimize Impacts of Light Pollution Manage Stormwater to Protect Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems

4 Assessments and Measurements Brownfield. Previously used or developed land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution. Remediate = Reusable Opportunity restore degraded urban land promote infill and reduce sprawl

5 Assessments and Measurements Community Connectivity. The amount of connection between a site and the surrounding community, measured by proximity of the site to homes, schools, parks, stores, restaurants, medical facilities, and other services and amenities.

6 Assessments and Measurements Development Density. The total square footage of all buildings within a particular area, measured in square feet per acre or units per acre.

7 Assessments and Measurements Diversity of uses or housing types. The number of types of spaces or housing types per acre. A neighborhood that includes a diversity of uses offices, homes, schools, parks, stores encourages walking, and its residents and visitors are less dependent on personal vehicles. A diversity of housing types allows households of different types, sizes, ages, and incomes to live in the same neighborhood.

8 Assessments and Measurements Floodplain. Land that is likely to be flooded by a storm of a given size (e.g., a 100 year storm)

9 Assessments and Measurements Floor area ratio. The relationship between the total building floor area and the allowable land area the building can cover. In green building, the object is to build up rather than out because a smaller building footprint means less disruption of the existing or created landscape.

10 Assessments and Measurements Street grid density. An indicator of neighborhood density, calculated as the number of centerline miles per square mile. Centerline miles are the length of a road down its center. A community with high street grid and narrow, interconnected streets is more likely to be pedestrian friendly than one with a low street grid density and wide streets.

11 Assessments and Measurements Transportation demand management. The process of reducing peak period vehicle trips.

12 Assessments and Measurements Vehicle miles traveled (VMT). A measure of transportation demand that estimates the travel miles associated with a project, most often for single passenger cars. LEED sometimes uses a complementary metric for alternative mode miles (e.g., in high occupancy autos).

13 Transportation Sustainable Sites

14 Transportation Strategies: Locate near mass transit Limit Parking Encourage Carpooling Promote Alternative fuel Vehicles Offer Incentives Support Alternative Transportation

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18 Site Selection Sustainable Sites

19 Site Selection Strategies Increase Density Choose Redevelopment Protect Habitat

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23 New Location and Transportation Category LEED ND Location Sensitive Land Protection High Priority Site Surrounding Density Diverse Uses Access to Quality Transit Bicycle Facilities Reduced Parking Footprint Green Vehicles

24 LT Cr: LEED for ND location Locate in a LEED for ND certified Can t double dip w/ other LT credits Only Stage 2 & 3 LEED ND projects

25 LT Cr: LEED for ND location LEED ND Points Certified 8 Silver 10 Gold 12 Platinum 16

26 LT Cr: Sensitive Land Protection (2009. Site Selection) Pre developed site Prime farmland Floodplains shown on flood hazard map Habitat defined by NatureServe Water bodies w/i 100 (30m) Wetlands w/i 50 (15m) Minor improvements w/i water buffers are exceptional.

27 LT Cr: High Priority Site (2009. Brownfield Redevelopment) Historic district Various environmentally or economically stressed zones in the US (i.e. HUD, EPA, Commerce, etc.) A locally equivalent zones outside the US Brownfield

28 LT Cr: Surrounding Density & Diverse Use (2009. Development Density & Connectivity) Density w/i ¼ mi

29 LT Cr: Surrounding Density & Diverse Use (2009. Development Density & Connectivity) Diverse uses w/i ½ mi walking routes Food retails Community serving retails Services Civic and community facilities Community anchor uses

30 LT Cr: Access to Quality Transit (2009. Public Transportation) # of trips instead of # of stops/stations Ex. Municipal Transit Trips Weekdays Weekends Points

31 LT Cr: Green Vehicles (2009. LEFEV) 5% of Parking or 20% D/C for Green Vehicles o Green Vehicles = min. 45 in ACEEE in the US o Green Vehicles = 15.4 L/km or higher Electric Charging Stations for 2% Liquid, Gas or Battery Switching Stations for 2%

32 LT Cr: Minor Changes Bicycle Facilities o More detailed requirements for shower rooms Reduced Parking Footprint o Baseline Transportation Planning Handbook (table included in Reference Guide)

33 New Location and Transportation Category LEED ND Location Sensitive Land Protection High Priority Site Surrounding Density Diverse Uses Access to Quality Transit Bicycle Facilities Reduced Parking Footprint Green Vehicles