Active a pedestrian area with a publicly accessible space

Rationale: Locating a publicly accessible space within sight of a pedestrian area connects a project to the surroundings and provides opportunities for congregation, supporting community engagement, perceptions of safety, and physical activity.

For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Publicly Accessible Space and Pedestrian Area (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

Multi-Tenant Whole Building (no on-site management), Multi-Tenant Whole Building (with on-site management)

1. Provide a minimum of one of the following publicly accessible spaces: 

• commercial space, such as a retail or dining facility
• public service space such as a library, post office, public transit station, or bank
• publicly accessible amenity space, such as a fitness facility.

Municipal transit stops may be used to meet this strategy.

2. Ensure that the space is open to the general public.

3. Orient the publicly accessible space to egress onto one of the following qualifying pedestrian areas:

• sidewalks
• footpaths
• plazas
• gardens
• car-free zones
• shared streets
• public transit stations or hubs
• publicly accessible lobby
• publicly accessible atriums or skywalk bridges.

4. Locate the publicly accessible space on the main building entrance floor of the building or within another building on-site within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking route of each building pursuing credit.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Provide a minimum of one of the following publicly accessible spaces: 

• commercial space, such as a retail or dining facility
• public service space such as a library, post office, public transit station, or bank
• publicly accessible amenity space, such as a fitness facility.

Municipal transit stops may be used to meet this strategy.

2. Ensure that the space is open to the general public.

3. Orient the publicly accessible space to egress onto one of the following qualifying pedestrian areas:

• sidewalks
• footpaths
• plazas
• gardens
• car-free zones
• shared streets
• public transit stations or hubs
• publicly accessible lobby
• publicly accessible atriums or skywalk bridges.

4. Locate the publicly accessible space on the main building entrance floor of the building or within another building on-site within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking route of each building pursuing credit.

Option 2 - Publicly Accessible Space (Partial Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

Multi-Tenant Whole Building (no on-site management), Multi-Tenant Whole Building (with on-site management)

1. Provide a minimum of one of the following qualifying publicly accessible spaces:

• commercial space, such as a retail or dining facility
• public service space such as a library, post office, public transit station, or bank
• publicly accessible amenity space, such as a fitness facility.

2. Ensure that the space is open to the general public.

3. Locate the publicly accessible space on the ground floor of the building or within another building on-site within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking route of each building pursuing credit.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Provide a minimum of one of the following qualifying publicly accessible spaces:

• commercial space, such as a retail or dining facility
• public service space such as a library, post office, public transit station, or bank
• publicly accessible amenity space, such as a fitness facility.

2. Ensure that the space is open to the general public.

3. Locate the publicly accessible space on the ground floor of the building or within another building on-site within a 1/4-mile or 400-meter walking route of each building pursuing credit.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway

Option 1:

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying the planned location of the publicly accessible space
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the identified publicly accessible space will be open to the general public
• Requirement 3
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying how the publicly accessible space will egress onto a qualifying pedestrian area
• Requirement 4
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying either the planned location of the publicly accessible space within the building or the distance between the building and the planned publicly accessible space

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying the planned location of the publicly accessible space
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the identified publicly accessible space will be open to the general public
• Requirement 3
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying either the planned location of the publicly accessible space within the building or the distance between the building and the planned publicly accessible space

Built Pathway

Option 1: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the location of the publicly accessible space
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the identified publicly accessible space is open to the general public
• Requirement 3
  • Upload an annotated plan showing how the publicly accessible space egresses onto a qualifying pedestrian area
  • Upload an annotated photograph showing the publicly accessible space and the qualifying pedestrian area
• Requirement 4
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying either the location of the publicly accessible space within the building or the distance between the building and the publicly accessible space

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying the location of the publicly accessible space
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the identified publicly accessible space is open to the general public
• Requirement 3
  • Upload an annotated plan identifying either the location of the publicly accessible space within the building or the distance between the building and the publicly accessible space