Location and Transportation
What LT rewards
Location and Transportation credits are largely decided by where the tenant leases space. Core credits cover surrounding density and diverse uses, access to quality transit, bicycle facilities, reduced parking footprint, and green vehicles (preferred parking, fueling infrastructure). The measurements are the exam's favorite detail: density is measured within a 1/4-mile (400 m) radius of a main entrance; diverse uses are counted within a 1/2-mile (800 m) walking distance and must be distinct use types; transit requires a bus stop within 1/4-mile walking distance or a rail/BRT station within 1/2-mile.
Bicycle and parking
Bicycle credit combines short-term storage for visitors, secure long-term storage for occupants, and showers or changing rooms for regular cyclists. Reduced parking footprint means fewer spaces than a baseline, plus preferred parking for carpools and vanpools or for green vehicles.
Traps
- Mixing up the density radius (1/4-mile) with the diverse-use walking distance (1/2-mile).
- Counting three restaurants as three diverse uses; only one use per type category counts.
- Placing a bus stop at 1/2-mile and calling it compliant.
- Assuming a landlord-owned garage can never count; spaces within the project boundary or leased area can be documented.
Rule of thumb
Quarter mile for density and bus, half mile for diverse uses and rail. If the measurement distance does not match the credit, the answer is wrong no matter how sustainable the feature sounds.