02. Building Access - Incentivizing Transit

Provide occupants access to transit benefits

Rationale: Providing transit benefits that increase the value of using public transportation or carpooling, disincentivize single-occupancy vehicle use, encourage use of more active modes of transportation — and increase equity for those who cannot drive or afford private vehicle use — contributing to increased rates of physical activity and reduced congestion and air pollution. 

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 - Transit Benefits (Full Credit):

To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

Multi-Tenant Base Building (with on-site management)

1. Provide all on-site full- and part-time employees and staff under direct employment by the  building owner or manager with ongoing transit benefits that facilitate the use of transit.

Qualifying transit benefits may include but are not limited to the following:
– monthly subsidies or reimbursements for public transit use
– pre-tax allocation for public transportation
– employer-sponsored public transit spending accounts
– parking cash-out programs
– free employee shuttle to nearby transit stops.
– parking benefits used only for transit or commuter parking lots.

Any package of transit benefits that include benefits for single-occupancy vehicles will not be eligible for this strategy.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Provide all full- and part-time employees and staff within tenant spaces with ongoing transit benefits that facilitate the use of transit.

Qualifying transit benefits may include but are not limited to the following:
– monthly subsidies or reimbursements for public transit use
– pre-tax allocation for public transportation
– employer-sponsored public transit spending accounts
– parking cash-out programs
– free employee shuttle to nearby transit stops.
– parking benefits used only for transit or commuter parking lots.

Any package of transit benefits that include benefits for single-occupancy vehicles will not be eligible for this strategy.

Option 2 - Charge for On-Site Parking (Partial Credit):

The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with all of the following requirements:

Multi-Tenant Base Building (with on-site management)

1. Charge for on-site parking.
2. Ensure that on-site parking prices are equal to or higher than 10% below the average hourly price of parking at the two parking facilities closest to the project.

Free parking does not qualify for this strategy.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Charge for on-site parking.
2. Ensure that on-site parking prices are equal to or higher than 10% below the average hourly price of parking at the two parking facilities closest to the project.

Free parking does not qualify for this strategy.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway

Option 1:

• Checkbox to certify that all on-site full- and part-time employees and staff under direct employment by the building owner or manager will continuously have access to transit benefits
• Upload a copy of the transit benefits that will be offered
• Checkbox to certify that transit benefits will not include single-occupancy vehicles

Option 2:

• Requirement 1
  • Checkbox to certify that the project will charge for on-site parking
• Requirement 2
  • Text boxes to input
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles on-site
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles at nearby facility
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles at nearby facility
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the identified nearby parking facilities

Built Pathway

Option 1: 

• Checkbox to certify that all on-site full- and part-time employees and staff under direct employment by the building owner or manager continuously have access to transit benefits
• Upload a copy of the transit benefits that are offered
• Checkbox to certify that transit benefits do not include single-occupancy vehicles

Option 2:

• Requirement 1
  • Checkbox to certify that the project charges for on-site parking
• Requirement 2
  • Text boxes to input
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles on-site
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles at nearby facility
    • Hourly cost for parking single-occupancy vehicles at nearby facility
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the identified nearby parking facilities