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LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION                               visitors up from two of the
                                                                         main entrances and takes them
               In this section, JL Interiors will explain
               in the categories listed below how St.                    to and from the station. There

               Joseph’s Women’s Center intends on                        will also be a bus stop located a
               seeking LEED credits for Location and                     quarter of a mile from the main
               Transportation for a possible 6 points                    entrance that will operate on

               in this area. The firm will describe in                   weekdays as well as weekends.
               detail how these credits will apply in                    This stop will serve buses
               the specific areas associated with this                   during routine trips, averaging

               project.                                                  about 144 trips on weekdays,
                                                                         and 108 trips on weekends.
                   •  High Priority Site- This meets                 •  Bicycle facilities- All main
                       the LEED requirement because                      entrances will have operatable

                       it utilizes the concept of                        bicycle racks for temporary
                       Brownfielding. The new                            public storage. These
                       Women’s Center is a                               temporary bicycle racks will be

                       renovation of an old industrial                   located no further than 25 ft.
                       carpet factory located                            from at least 4 of the main
                       downtown. The site has been                       entrances. Long term bike
                       abandon for 25 years and was                      storage will be available to 5%

                       left to deterioration and decay                   of the hospital staff, and
                       when the landlord                                 located in a nearby parking
                       disappeared. St. Joseph’s was                     zone about 50 ft from the

                       looking to expand their campus                    building. Last, shower and
                       with a new addition, and opted                    locker room facilities will be
                       to buy the vacant building ,                      available on several floors for

                       located 1.25 miles away from                      those needing to shower and
                       the original campus, and                          change once they have arrived
                       redevelop it as their new                         at the hospital. There will be

                       women’s center.                                   enough designated showers to
                   •  Access to quality transit- The                     accommodate the first 100
                       hospital is conveniently located                  people that arrive to the
                       about half a mile from a Marta                    hospital.

                       train station. In addition, there             •  Green Vehicles- A 20%
                       is a small shuttle that picks                     discounted parking fee will be


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