Wednesday, August 25, 2010
News A Brooklyn Bridge Rainforest Grows in Guyana (Sorry)
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 5:01 PM
As some of you may know, the planks used for the Brooklyn Bridge's bike and pedestrian way are made from tropical hardwood (because it's strong and abides through crazy weather). Some of you may also know that harvesting tropical hardwood is bad for South America's rainforests, which are mostly fucked. So what to do about parts of the Brooklyn Bridge walkway in need of repair?
Well, most suggestions look to synthetic and/or recycled materials, which I completely understand, but a designer named Scott Francisco has come up with a project called Brooklyn Bridge Forest, whereby a small plot of rainforest would be purchased in Guyana to be sustainably managed for Brooklyn Bridge planks. Not only would this maintain the integrity of the current bridge but it would also create a model for small, sustainable projects (creating local jobs) in an area devastated by massively scaled industrial forestry. Which sounds good to me.
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