Why not use a local material (a domestic hardwood) like Black Locust?
Using local resources is a vital part of any sustainability effort, and we fully support initiatives that bring consumption and production closer to home. Today’s reality, however, is incredibly global – and often without the transparency and accountability necessary to ensure best practices. We want to break the “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” cycle, rather than avoid it. We want thousands of new committed eyes on the global problem, and on a local solution! It should also be said that because the Promenade boardwalk lasts for such a long time (30-35 years), the relative transportation costs of the material in energy terms is very small on the global balance sheet. Meanwhile, we see the prominence of the project as an unprecedented opportunity to implement change where it is urgently needed: in rainforest environment communities and economies that are vulnerable and threatened. While a domestic hardwood could be an option for the Brooklyn Bridge Forest, most domestic hardwoods are not as
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