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Projects that participate in a local or regional government-mandated transportation demand management (TDM) program satisfy the Transportation Demand Assessment requirement. Residential affordable housing projects in an infill location, or office, mixed-use, residential, or retail projects located within a transit priority area, or within a walking distance of 0.5 miles (800 meters) to an existing or planned major transit stop, are exempt from the above requirements.

AND

Implement one or more of the following for up to a total of four points.

Option 1. Parking (1–3 points)

PATH 1. REDUCE PARKING (1–3 POINTS)

Provide a reduction in parking capacity, using the base ratios for parking spaces found in the Institute of Transportation Engineers Parking Generation Manual, sixth edition, or a comparable resource applied by a qualified transportation engineer or planner or in supplementary LEED guidance. Points are awarded according to Table 1.

Table 1. Points for percentage of reduced parking capacity

Reduced parking percentagePoints
30% reduction from base ratios1
60% reduction from base ratios2
100% reduction from base ratios (no parking)3

AND/OR

PATH 2. PARKING FEE (2 POINTS)

Implement a daily, monthly, or annual parking fee at a cost equal to or greater than the local market rate for public or private parking.

AND/OR

Option 2. Active Travel Facilities (1–3 points)

PATH 1. BICYCLE NETWORK AND STORAGE (1 POINT)

Bicycle network Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is within a 600foot (180-meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle network that meets the following criteria:

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