Alternative commuting transportation

Intent

To reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use for commuting.

Requirements

Reduce the number of commuting round trips made by regular building occupants using single occupant, conventionally powered and conventionally fueled vehicles. For the purposes of this credit, alternative transportation includes at a minimum, telecommuting; compressed workweeks; mass transit; rideshare options¹; human-powered conveyances; carpools; vanpools; and low-emitting, fuel-efficient² or alternative-fuel vehicles; walking or bicycling.

Performance calculations are made relative to a baseline case that assumes all regular occupants commute alone in conventional automobiles. The calculations must account for seasonal variations in the use of alternative commuting methods and, where possible, indicate the distribution of commuting trips using each type of alternative transportation.

Points are earned for reductions in conventional commuting trips during the performance period according to the following schedule:

Regional variations

Campus guidance

Master site  

Eligible as a campus credit using Case 2 Only:  The development footprints of all buildings contained within the LEED campus boundary (including buildings that are not pursuing LEED certification) must be included in the credit calculations. To be eligible for this credit, the entire site must be considered previously developed.

Group certification

The development footprints of all of the buildings contained within the LEED project boundary (including thosebuildings that fall under the MPR#3 Specific Allowed Exceptions) must be included in the credit calculations.