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LEED prioritizes locations that reduce auto dependence and support responsible land use. Redeveloping contaminated urban sites (brownfields) removes environmental liabilities while leveraging existing infrastructure—transit, sidewalks, bicycle networks, and utilities. Proximity to quality transit lowers vehicle miles traveled and enables mode shift. Walkable connections and a connected street grid support access to services and jobs, improving equity and community health. Conversely, greenfield development consumes undisturbed land, often induces driving through oversized parking supply, and requires new infrastructure with higher embodied and operational impacts. Private shuttles help a limited population and lack permanence compared to public transit. Surface parking-dominated sites without pedestrian facilities undermine multimodal access and create heat islands. By choosing a transit-served brownfield and investing in remediation and connectivity, the project advances LT intent, catalyzes neighborhood revitalization, and positions itself for additional points with comparatively low incremental cost.