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. 

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 full- and part-time employees and staff within building management/owner 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.

Transit benefits that include single-occupancy vehicles do not qualify for the 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.

Transit benefits that include single-occupancy vehicles do not qualify for the 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 prices are no more than 10% below the average hourly cost of a minimum of two of the parking facilities closest to the building.

Free parking does not qualify for this strategy.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Charge for on-site parking.
2. Ensure prices are no more than 10% below the average hourly cost of a minimum of two of the parking facilities closest to the building.

Free parking does not qualify for this strategy.

Compliance Documentation

Types of compliance documentation required:

• Annotated maps
• Annotated plans
• Certified statements
• Calculation
• Annotated photographs