Question: Problem 1 : A Project in Austin, Texas wants to achieve the credit for bicycle facilities under location and transportation ( new construction category )

Problem 1: A Project in Austin, Texas wants to achieve the credit for bicycle facilities under location and transportation (new construction category). The residential project has functional entry within 100 yards (90 meters). The residential project has 500 peak visitors, and 300 regular building occupants. Please determine the following according to Case 2: Residential Projects, (Storage number must be rounded up, not down)
1. The short-term bicycle storage (2)
2. The long-term bicycle storage (2)
3. How many points the project can earn under this credit for new construction (2)
LT Credit: Reduced Parking Footprint (Page 28)
Problem 2. The same project in Austin, Texas wants to achieve the credit for reduced the parking footprint under location and transportation (new construction category). The project team find out that the baseline capacity of parking is 500 and the project will provide parking spaces of 300. Please answer the following according to option 1: No Parking or Reduce Parking.
[Percent parking reduction =(Baseline capacity - provided capacity)/Baseline capacity]
1. Is the project qualified to earn the credit? (2)
2. If the project is qualified (or not qualified), what percentage of parking space reduction (or increase) will be achieved from the base line? (2)
LT Credit: Electric Vehicles (Page 30)
Problem 3. The same project in Austin, Texas wants to achieve the credit for electric vehicles under location and transportation (new construction category). The project team has total of 300 parking spaces. Please answer the following:
1. Find out the number of EVSE should be given by the project team according to option 1.
2. If the project wants to pursue option 2, than how many EV Ready infrastructure need to be provided by the project team?

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