04. Entrances and Ground Floor - Main Building Entrance

Provide amenities and pedestrian space at main building entrances

Rationale: Locating amenities, such as seating, parklets, and public art, at a main building entrance, creates pedestrian-focused sidewalks and streetscapes, supporting perceived welcomingness of spaces and contributing to increased walkability.

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

Requirements

Sidewalk amenities may be shared across multiple buildings.

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Entrance Amenities and Pedestrian Area (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

Low-Rise Residential with shared interior spaces (LR+), Low-Rise Residential with no shared interior spaces (LR)

1. Include a minimum of two qualifying sidewalk amenities on the street level within 100 feet or 30 meters of a main building entrance of each building within the project.

   Qualifying sidewalk amenities may include but are not limited to the following:

   • benches and seating
   • public art
   • street trees and/or planters
   • wayfinding
   • parklets
   • public toilets
   • shared bicycle stations
   • bicycle parking areas or racks
   • drinking water fountains.

   Qualifying municipal sidewalk amenities may be used to meet the strategy requirements.

   Sidewalk amenities must be publicly accessible.

2. Orient a main building entrance of each building within the project to egress onto a qualifying pedestrian area.

   Qualifying pedestrian areas may include but are not limited to the following:

   • footpath separate from municipal sidewalk
   • plaza
   • garden
   • car-free zone
   • shared streets with clearly marked pedestrian area.

Option 2 - Entrance Amenities (Partial Credit):

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

Low-Rise Residential with shared interior spaces (LR+), Low-Rise Residential with no shared interior spaces (LR)

1. Include a minimum of two qualifying sidewalk amenities on the street level within 100 feet or 30 meters of a main building entrance of each building within the project.

   Qualifying sidewalk amenities may include but are not limited to the following:

   • benches and seating
   • public art
   • street trees and/or planters
   • wayfinding
   • parklets
   • public toilets
   • shared bicycle stations
   • bicycle parking areas or racks
   • drinking water fountains.

   Qualifying municipal sidewalk amenities may be used to meet the strategy requirements.

    

Option 3 - Pedestrian Area (Partial Credit):

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

Low-Rise Residential with shared interior spaces (LR+), Low-Rise Residential with no shared interior spaces (LR)

1. Orient a main building entrance of each building within the project to egress onto a qualifying pedestrian area.

   Qualifying pedestrian areas may include but are not limited to the following:

   • footpath separate from municipal sidewalk
   • plaza
   • garden
   • car-free zone
   • shared streets with clearly marked pedestrian area.

Compliance Documentation (LR+, LR)

Design Pathway 

Option 1:

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan(s) showing the location of the following:
    • a main entrance of each building
    • the planned sidewalk amenities
  • Upload annotated photograph(s) or design drawings showing each unique qualifying sidewalk amenity that will be included
• Requirement 2
  • Upload an annotated plan(s) showing a main building entrance of each building within the project that will egress onto a pedestrian area

Option 2: 

• Upload an annotated plan(s) showing the location of the following:
  • a main entrance of each building
  • the planned sidewalk amenities
• Upload an annotated photograph(s) or design drawings showing each unique qualifying sidewalk amenity that will be included

Option 3: 

• Upload an annotated plan(s) showing a main building entrance of each building within the project that will egress onto a pedestrian area

Built Pathway 

Option 1: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated plan(s) showing the location of the following:
    • a main entrance of each building
    • the sidewalk amenities
  • Upload annotated photograph(s) showing each unique qualifying sidewalk amenity that is included
• Requirement 2
  • Upload an annotated plan(s) showing a main building entrance of each building within the project that egresses onto a pedestrian area
  • Upload an annotated photograph showing each pedestrian area

Option 2: 

• Upload an annotated plan(s) showing the location of the following:
  • a main entrance of each building
  • the sidewalk amenities
• Upload annotated photograph(s) showing each unique qualifying sidewalk amenity that is included

Option 3: 

• Upload an annotated plan(s) showing a main building entrance of each building within the project that egresses onto a pedestrian area
• Upload an annotated photograph showing each pedestrian area