Tra02 Proximity to public transport – Above Green

(8 credits available)

Aim

To ensure appropriate public transport provision is available to building occupants, thereby helping to reduce transport-related pollution and congestion.

Question

Is the asset within walking distance of public transport node which operate a frequent service?

Credits	Answer	Select a single answer
0	A	Question not answered
1	B	Public transport node over 1km away from the home, with a 30 minute service frequency at peak times
2	C	Public transport node over 1km away from the home, with a 15 minute service frequency at peak times
3	D	Public transport node within 1km of the home, with a 30 minute service frequency at peak times
4	E	Public transport node within 500m of the home, with a 30 minute service frequency at peak times
6	F	Public transport node within 1km of the home, with a 15 minute service frequency at peak times
8	G	Public transport node within 500m of the home, with a 15 minute service frequency at peak times
0	H	No public transport node in place that meets the above criteria

Assessment criteria

Criterion	Assessment criteria	Applicable answer
1	The distance must be measured via safe pedestrian routes and not be measured in a straight line.	B-G
2	Services that operate from more than one stop within proximity of the building, i.e. two separate bus stops served by the same bus, must be considered only once; at the stop in closest proximity to the Home. Different services at the same stop can be considered as separate.	B-G

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.
1	Annotated map demonstrating the route and distance to public transport nodes.
1	Photographic evidence of public transport networks and safe pedestrian route(s).
2	Copies of public transport network timetables.

Definitions

Compliant transport node:

A compliant node includes any bus service or railway station. The service stopping at each node must provide transport from, or onward travel to, either an urban centre, major transport node or a community focal point, e.g. doctor's surgery, library, school or village centre. Only local services should be assessed, and any national public transport services should be excluded from the analysis, unless such a service can be said to provide a local commuter service.

Peak times:

This is when a typical resident would be commuting to and from work, e.g. 06:30 – 09:30 and 16:00 – 19:00). This may be different in different countries and my even change throughout a year. Assessors should use their judgement to establish reasonable peak times.

Safe pedestrian routes:

These 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.