a resolution or executive order to set goals and standards for greening municipal or municipally funded projects. Further, your municipality should encourage its public housing authority to prioritize green building strategies and tie LEED-ND certification to the competitive bid process or grants for future public housing projects. When creating these policies, consult the manual’s green building strategies for private development mentioned above.
Chicago, Illinois In January 2010, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) issued an RFQ seeking a master developer for the multi-year, multi-phase revitalization of the Julia C. Lathrop Homes, a historic 35-acre public housing complex located in Chicago’s near-northwest side. The RFQ prioritized sustainable affordability and required the redevelopment to achieve LEED-ND certification at the gold or platinum level.
Internal Policies & Non-Regulatory Programs Internal policies guide municipal projects, infrastructure development, and operations. Local governments can establish internal policies and employ non-regulatory programs to encourage sustainable neighborhood development. The strategies in this subsection demonstrate ways municipalities can incorporate LEED-ND criteria in non-regulatory programs. Non-regulatory Policy and Programmatic Strategies: zz Create
a transportation demand management program zz Develop a comprehensive waste management program zz Encourage local food production zz Support infill development zz Encourage existing building stock reuse zz Increase pedestrian and bicycle access to schools
SLL
Prerequisite 1, Smart Location
SLL
Credit 1, Preferred Locations
NPD
Credit 8, Transportation Demand Management
NPD
Credit 13, Local Food Production
NPD
Credit 15, Neighborhood Schools
GIB
Credit 5, Existing Building Reuse
GIB
Credit 16, Solid Waste Management Infrastructure
5.5 Transportation Demand Management To reduce automobile trips and associated energy consumption and pollution, create a municipal program using criteria from NPD Credit 8, Transportation Demand Management (NPDc8). This can involve adopting a transportation demand management program, providing transit passes for residents, supporting private transit service, and creating a vehicle-sharing program.
Transportation Demand Management Program Adopt a program to manage transportation demand within your community using criteria from NPDc8 Option 1. Your local transportation authority can create and implement a comprehensive transportation demand management (TDM) program that reduces weekday peak-period motor vehicle trips by at least 20 percent compared with a baseline case. Common TDM strategies include: zz parking
cash out programs that offer cash equivalent payments to commuters who use alternate transportation in lieu of their free parking spaces; zz flextime or flexible work hours to avoid peak commute times;
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