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Location and Transportation Credit

EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT

LTc2

New Construction (1–2 points) Core and Shell (1–2 points)

INTENT

To support the economic and social vitality of communities, provide opportunities for community members to live and work in close proximity, encourage project locations in areas with developmental challenges and promote the ecology, culture, and health of the surrounding area.

REQUIREMENTS
Achievement pathwaysPoints
New Construction and Core and Shell1–2
Option 1. Priority Sites1–2
Path 1. Brownfield Remediation2
OR
Path 2. Historic Location1
AND/OR
Option 2. Housing and Jobs Proximity1–2
Path 1. Support Local Economy1
OR
Path 2. Location-Efficient Affordable Housing2
OR
Option 3. Equitable Construction2
Schools1–2
Options 1, 2, and/or 31–2
OR
Option 4. Equitable Access to Resources2
Path 1. Public Use Spaces1
AND/OR
Path 2. Community Partnership1
Data Centers, Warehouses, and Distribution Centers1–2
Options 1, 2, and/or 31–2
AND
Option 5. Sensitive Project Location

Option 1. Priority Sites (1–2 points)

PATH 1. BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION (2 POINTS)

Locate the project on a brownfield where soil or groundwater contamination has been identified and where the local, state, or national authority (whichever has jurisdiction) requires its

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