01. Composition & Location - Community Destinations

Connect the project to community destinations

Rationale: Connectivity to surrounding community destinations increases awareness and accessibility of local assets, such as museums, parks, and restaurants, which encourages walking and is associated with lower levels of psychological distress, contributing to reduced risk of obesity and anxiety.

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

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with the below:

Option 1 - Community Destinations Connection (Full Credit):

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

1. Connect the project to two of the following qualifying community destinations:
   • areas of commerce (retail corridors, restaurants, markets)
   • civic and/or institutional buildings (libraries, schools, community centers)
   • commercial buildings (office buildings, or other places of employment)
     
   • public outdoor open spaces (parks, plazas, pedestrian corridors, or other types of public open spaces)
   • cultural destinations (religious centers, museums, or other types of cultural centers).

2. Ensure that the community destinations are connected to the project through one of the following:
– community destinations are located within the project
– community destinations are located within a 1/2-mile or 800-meter walking distance of the project site
– community destinations are accessible through public transit or a dedicated shuttle service that is open to all occupants within the project.

Option 2 - Nearby Community Destinations Information - (Partial Credit):

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

1. Inform occupants of nearby community destinations by identifying a minimum of two of the following qualifying community destinations located within 5 miles or 8 meters of the project:
– areas of commerce (retail corridors, restaurants, markets)
– civic and/or institutional buildings (libraries, schools, community centers)
– commercial buildings (office buildings or other places of employment)
– public outdoor open spaces (parks, plazas, pedestrian corridors, or other types of public open spaces)
– cultural destinations (religious centers, museums, or other types of cultural centers).

Compliance Documentation

One document type may be used to demonstrate compliance with more than one requirement and documentation may be uploaded separately or as one file.

Provide the below to demonstrate compliance with each requirement:

Design and Built Pathways

Option 1 - Community Destinations Connection (Full Credit):

Requirement 1

• Upload a description of the qualifying community destinations that will be connected to the project.
• Checkboxes to select the below community destinations that will be publicized to all occupants: (minimum two)
  • areas of commerce (retail corridors, restaurants, markets)
  • civic and/or institutional buildings (libraries, schools, community centers)
  • commercial buildings (office buildings, or other places of employment)
    
  • public outdoor open spaces (parks, plazas, pedestrian corridors, or other types of public open spaces)
  • cultural destinations (religious centers, museums, or other types of cultural centers).

Requirement 2

• Upload an annotated map showing one of the following:
  – the planned location of the qualifying community destination within the project
  – the existing or planned transit or shuttle route connecting the community destination to the project site
  – the distance between the site and the community destinations.

Option 2 - Nearby Community Destinations Information - (Partial Credit):

Requirement 1

• Upload an annotated map showing the distance between the project and the community destinations.

Select the below community destinations that are publicized to all occupants: (minimum two)

• areas of commerce (retail corridors, restaurants, markets)
• civic and/or institutional buildings (libraries, schools, community centers)
• commercial buildings (office buildings or other places of employment)
• public outdoor open spaces (parks, plazas, pedestrian corridors, or other types of public open spaces)
• cultural destinations (religious centers, museums, or other types of cultural centers).

Requirement 2

• Confirm the method(s) used to inform all occupants within the project of the location of community destinations (select all that apply):
  • tenant manuals (multi-tenant projects only)
  • digital communication, such as a website or digital application
  • on-site displays, such as posters or display screens
• Upload a copy of the nearby community destinations informational materials that are shared with all occupants within the project