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RANSPORT
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E
XCLUSIONS
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Discourage the use of private vehicles and taxis by building users, with
the aim to reduce air pollution, energy use, and noise from traffic.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
3
P
REREQUISITES
None.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
a) Car parking provisions
1 credit where parking capacity does not exceed the minimum
requirement from government and parking is provided for carpools or
shuttle service vehicles.
2 credits where no car parking is provided other than provisions intended
for use by disabled persons and/or shuttle service vehicles.
b) Public transport
1 credit for availability of convenient pedestrian access to mainstream
public transport.
A
SSESSMENT
a) Car parking provisions
The Client shall provide details of any car parking facilities and the
means of vehicular access and egress, in terms of drawings and/or
photographs, together with a report confirming access and restrictions on
use, as they affect the occupants. To obtain credit, any car park shall
comply with the following conditions:
by providing access that ensures simultaneous free flow of vehicles
in and out of the car park; and
provisions to avoid ground contamination from oil run-off.
b) Public transport
To obtain the credit, the mass transit station or other public transport
facilities must be within 500m walking distance of the occupied building,
and the scheduled operating frequency between 07.00 to 19.00 hours
shall be 10 minutes or less.
The Client shall provide evidence in the form of a survey map of the
occupied building and the public transport facilities in the near vicinity.
The map shall identify the location of the building at or near the centre of
a scale drawing produced on an A3 size sheet with each of the listed
services identified. The unencumbered walking route from the building
main entrance to the main entrance to each public transport stop/station
shall be clearly marked by lines on the drawing and the walking distance
shown alongside. An legend shall be included on the drawing identifying
the mass transit system, the walking distance, and the frequency of
services during 07.00 to 19.00 hours.
For sites not directly served by mainstream public transport, the
provision of a shuttle service vehicle which links to a main stream mass
transport interchange operating at the stated frequency may be deemed
to satisfy the criteria. The onus is on the Client to demonstrate that the
service is of adequate capacity, the frequency will meet the needs of all
building users, and the shuttle bus is company owned, or there is a
minimum 1 year rolling contract in place with the service provider.