LEED-BDC-v4-v5-Summary-of-Changes - Page 003

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Location and Transportation

The Location and Transportation (LT) category emphasizes the critical role of location and transportation decisions in project long-term sustainability potential. By prioritizing strategies as the intersection of resource access, land use, and transportation, this category guides projects toward an efficient, equitable, and low-carbon future. The category encourages projects to utilize existing infrastructure, increase urban density, and implement transportation demand management strategies. It also supports electric vehicle adoption and other low-carbon alternatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The overall intent aims to improve quality of life, conserve ecosystems, and contribute to decarbonization. Notable changes in LEED v5 include the addition of three credits to consolidate many of the previous strategies, an emphasis on electric vehicles, and an emphasis on equitable development strategies.

Credit	LEED for Neighbourhood Development Location	Credit removed and will be updated and added to the Project Priority Library in the future.
Credit	Sensitive Land Protection	Added sensitive land type steep slopes. Removed clarification on allowed minor improvements.
Credit	High-Priority Site	Incorporated into new credit: LTc Equitable Development, Option 1 Path 1 and 2. Added requirement to verify site is a brownfield in cases of voluntary remediation. Removed requirement for infill location for historic districts/locations. Removed priority designation option.
Credit	Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses	Surrounding density incorporated into new credit: LTc Compact and Connected Development, Option 1, and reduced point thresholds. Diverse uses incorporated into the new credit: LTc Compact and Connected Development, Option 3, and added a new option to document 11 or more diverse uses for an additional point.
Credit	Access to Quality Transit	Incorporated into new credit: LTc Compact and Connected Development. Modified transit service requirements (# of weekday and weekend trips) and point thresholds. Clarified transit trip criteria. Removed additional point if no one route provides more than 60% of the documented levels.
Credit	Bicycle Facilities	Incorporated into new credit: LTc Transportation Demand Management. Modified requirements for bicycle storage location, other bicycle network criteria, and point thresholds for bicycle networks. Modified requirements and point thresholds for bicycle storage. Increased minimum number of bicycle storage spaces. Added option to document shared micromobility storage, bicycle-sharing stations, and/or publicly available bicycle parking for up to 50% of the required short-term and long-term storage spaces if it exists within the maximum allowed walking distance, isn’t double counted, and the storage location is communicated to occupants and visitors. Made base building/tenant shower and changing facilities optional with updated point thresholds and modified requirements.

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