Tra01 Alternative modes of transport – Above Green

(9 credits available)

Aim

To maximise the potential for local public, private and active transport through provision of sustainable transport measures appropriate to the site.

Question

What provisions are available to residents for alternative modes of transport?

Credits	Answer	Select all that apply
0	A	Question not answered
0	B	None
1	C	The home is within proximity of a public bicycle sharing system
2	D	Minimum number of compliant cycle storage
1	E	Additional compliant cycle spaces are in place.
1	F	The home is within proximity of an electric charging point.
2	G	Electric charging is provided for ≥5% of the car parking capacity.
1	H	The home is within proximity of a compliant car club.
1	I	The home is within proximity of a compliant car club where at least 60% of the vehicles are hybrid or electric.

Assessment criteria

Criterion	Assessment criteria	Applicable answer
1	Filtering Where no car parking spaces are provided, this answer option can be filtered out of the assessment.	G
2	Public bicycle sharing systems must comply with the following: The program is implemented by the municipality or through a public-private partnership. The system must be open to casual users who wish to use them for one-way rides to work, education or shopping centres. Bicycles are available at unattended urban locations; and they operate in a manner that could be seen as 'bicycle transit'. Service terminals must be available throughout the city. The average distance between service terminals is 500m maximum in inner city areas. A service terminal is available within 500m of the Home. The station terminals do not need to comply with the cycle rack requirements listed above.	C
3	Cycle storage facilities: The number of facilities required is outlined in the Checklists and Tables section Cycle storage facilities should have the following features: Cycles can be secured within spaces, with fixings for one or more cycles. The fixings should allow both the wheel and frame to be locked securely. Spaces are covered overhead, and the cycle spaces are set in or fixed to a permanent structure (building or hardstanding). Alternatively, the cycle storage may be located in a locked structure fixed to, or part of, a permanent structure with appropriate surveillance. The distance between each cycle space, and cycle space and other obstructions, e.g. a wall, allows for appropriate access to the cycle storage space to enable bikes to be easily stored and accessed. The facilities are in a prominent site location that is viewable or overlooked from either an occupied building or a main access to a building. In the scenario where cycle storage spaces are within the building, prominent signage should be provided to advertise their location to building users and cyclists. The cycle storage facility has adequate lighting. The provision of cycle storage that is only suitable for folding bicycles or scooters is not compliant. The majority of racks are within 100m of the main building entrance.	C
4	Car clubs should have the following features: Accessible to the occupants. The car club should be within 650m walking distances from the home via a safe pedestrian route. Cars can be rented by the hour and day Fuel and insurance are included They benefit from self-service reservation, pick-up, and return Available 24hr Dedicated parking space Have sufficient provision of cars to cater to the expected demands of the whole development	I,J
5	Electric car provisions: Electric recharging stations with a minimum of 7kW have been provided.	F,G

Methodology

Number of compliant electric charging points

The number of charging points required should be calculated as a percentage of the total car parking capacity. If the number of charging facilities that should be supplied is not a whole number, it must be rounded up to the nearest whole number. For example, where the number of charging facilities that should be provided is calculated to be 10.2, the actual number of facilities that must be provided is 11.

Charging points for Car Clubs cannot count towards percentage provided for residents.

Checklists and Tables

Number of compliant cycle storage facilities Cycle storage facilities must be provided must be compliant with Table 20 below.

Table 20: Compliant cycle storage facilities

Home Size	1 credit	2 credits
Studio/1 bedroom	1 cycle space for every 2 homes	1 cycle space per home
2-3 bedrooms	1 cycle space per home	2 cycle spaces per home
4+ bedrooms	2 cycle spaces per home	4 cycle spaces per home

Evidence

Criteria	Evidence requirement
All	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	Photographic evidence of (where applicable): cycle racks electric car recharging stations Car Clubs
1-6	Calculations showing the numbers of cycle storage required
1-6	Site/building plan showing location and numbers of cycle storage
7	Calculations showing the percentage of electric vehicle charging stations
7	Site plan showing the location and number of electric vehicle charging stations
8	Site plan showing the location of Car Clubs

Definitions

Main building entrance:

The main building entrance is the entrance to the assessed building which is directly connected to the main building reception, circulation routes, lifts or stairs, and is available to the majority of the building’s staff and visitors on arrival. It is not the site entrance (unless the site entrance is also the building entrance, e.g. building with a boundary on a public highway).

Safe pedestrian routes:

These include, but 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.

Additional information

Public bicycle sharing systems

Bicycle sharing systems are increasingly popular and diverse systems that have appeared over the past few years in major cities, whereby a number of bicycles are made available for shared use amongst people who do not own a bicycle. The central concept of many of the systems is free or affordable access to bicycles for city transport in order to reduce the use of automobiles for short trips inside the city thereby diminishing traffic congestion, noise and air-pollution.