Equity petal
The Equity Petal charges developments with the responsibility to foster an inclusive sense of community that is just and equitable, that prioritises the concept of ‘citizen’ over ‘consumer’ and that aggressively challenges the notion that those who own property can do as they please with it.
Design is important to facilitating the environment this Petal envisages. Culture and interaction must be promoted through human-scaled, as oppose to automobile-scaled, places. Features like seat walls and pocket parks provide places for people to gather and connect, complemented by public art.
This Petal also views access to fresh air, sunlight and natural waterways as a universal right, so the project must not block access or diminish the quality of these natural assets for anyone. This means a project must protect its neighbours from noxious emissions with the potential to impact air quality, it must not shade the roof of an adjacent structure, it must not affect downstream water quality, among other prohibited impacts.
There’s a ‘public good’ requirement for this Petal too. For every dollar of total project cost, a donation of half a cent or more must be made to charity or to contribute to the ILFI’s Living Equity Exchange Program.
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