Use Performance-Based Transportation Credits in LEED
Back in August 1999, I participated in a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) charrette to craft the LEED 2.0 Rating System from the original LEED 1.0 pilot. The small workgroup focused on site and ecosystem issues, in which I participated, sought to remove any bias that encouraged building on previously undeveloped sites. We ended up with five credits that provide points for development density, access to public transit, bicycle storage and changing rooms, infrastructure for low-emitting vehicles, and limitations in parking capacity. While some have poked fun at credits for bicycle racks and vehicle charging stations, these five credits have brought the important issues of location and transportation to design teams.
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