Tra04 Pedestrian and cyclist safety – Above Green

(2 credits available)

Aim

To encourage the provision of safe access around the site and outdoor space that enhances the wellbeing of building users as they move around.

Question

Are service delivery access points, routes, and maneuvering areas on-site independent from parking areas, pedestrian, and cyclist access points and routes?

Credits	Answer	Select a single answer
0	A	Question not answered
0	B	No
1	C	Service delivery routes and maneuvering areas are independent from parking areas, pedestrian and cyclist routes, but access points are not independent
2	D	Yes

Assessment criteria

Criterion	Assessment criteria	Applicable answer
1	If the building does not have any external areas and internal access is directly from the public highway/footpath, then the building assessed is compliant.	D
2	Small scale deliveries: Where the asset only accepts deliveries on-site from small delivery vehicles (including cars or small vans up to 6 metres in length), and does not require deliveries from larger delivery vehicles, then the credits can still be awarded if the following points have been met: Although the delivery vehicle can use the same access point and routes, there should be a dedicated parking position for the delivery vehicle, and this should be separate from the regular parking spaces. Deliveries made to this asset should be infrequent, on average this should be less than three deliveries a day. The access, parking and turning areas for delivery vehicles are designed for simple maneuvering according to the type of delivery vehicle likely to access the site, thus avoiding the need for repeated shunting.	D
3	Car access points and routes do not need to be independent from cyclist and pedestrian access points and routes.	D

Specific notes

Asset type specific

Internal maneuvering areas

Where internal maneuvering areas are present and are also used for pedestrian and cycle access, then these must also have independent routes.

Evidence

Criteria	Evidence requirement
-	The evidence below is not exhaustive, please also refer to the ‘BREEAM evidential requirements’ section in the scope of the Guidance for appropriate evidence types which can be used to demonstrate compliance.
All	Copy of site map indicating location of service delivery areas in relation to other areas to indicate that these are separate.
All	Photographic evidence of the service delivery areas and safe pedestrian route(s).

Definitions

Safe pedestrian routes:

Include, but are not limited to, pavements and safe crossing points or, where provided, dedicated pedestrian crossing points. An element of Assessor judgement is required and if in doubt, their justification of safe crossing points should be provided.