Access to Quality Transit

(1 point)

Intent

To encourage use of diverse transportation modes in order to reduce the reliance on personal vehicles within city or community.

Requirements

All cities or communities must disclose data on modal split showing the percentage of population commuting to work and other places by using the following transportation modes, calculated for one whole calendar year, within the last 5 years:

• Drive alone (or chauffeured)
• Carpool
• Motorcycle
• Taxicab
• Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
• Walk
• Bicycle
• Or, other means

Reference: Variation on STAR v2 BE-7: Transportation Choices Outcome 1

AND

Option 1. Quality of Transit Facilities (1 point) 

Provide safe and comfortable transit stops to encourage use of public transport. Ensure the following for at least 80% of transit facilities:

• Covered and partially enclosed to buffer wind and rain, have seating and illumination, has signage that displays transit schedules and route information.
• Minimized interference with pedestrian flow.
• Main roads have right-of-way for public transportation, preferably with dedicated lanes¹.

OR

Option 2. Intermodal Connectivity (1 point) 

Ensure that the station is connected to three or more modes of transportation by meeting the requirements of Option 2, LT Credit: Intermodal Connectivity and Placemaking of LEED v4 BD+C Transit (Appendix 2).

References: STAR v2 BE-7: Transportation Choices, Outcome 1 and Outcome 3 LEED v4 BD+C Transit, LT Credit: Intermodal Connectivity and Placemaking

OR

Option 3. Frequency of Trips (1 point) 

Ensure that transit stations identified in TR Credit: Compact, Mixed Use and Transit Oriented Development, 1. Access to transit facilities, including an existing or planned rapid mass transit station, bus rapid transit stops, passenger rail stations (i.e. light, heavy, or commuter rail), commuter ferry terminals, bus, streetcar or informal transit stops, meet the minimum requirement of 72 weekday trips and 30 weekend trips. The transit service at these stops and stations in aggregate must meet the given minimum requirement for each CCC as identified in TR Credit: Compact, Mixed Use and Transit Oriented Development. Planned stops and stations may count if they are sited, funded, and under construction during the time of certification. Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.

• For each qualifying transit route, only trips in one direction are counted towards the threshold.
• For weekend trips, only trips on the day with the higher number of trips are counted towards the threshold.
• If a qualifying transit route has multiple stops within the required walking distance, only trips from one stop are counted towards the threshold.
• Privately-run shuttles are only acceptable if the service is made available to the public.

If existing transit service is temporarily rerouted outside the required distances for less than two years, the project may meet the requirements, provided the local transit agency has committed to restoring the routes with service at or above the prior level.

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