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ResilientMA Climate Change Clearinghouse Website
Access to climate data is a critical element of planning for and mitigating the impacts of climate change. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) manages a central repository that allows scientists, environmentalists, and engineers to retrieve current data as it emerges. This clearinghouse, originally modelled after another state’s similar website, outgrew…Read More
Cambridge Commercial Triangle Neighborhood Resilience Plan
BSC Group was selected by The Hanover Company to provide the planning and adaptation services related to Triangle Neighborhood Initiative (TNI) in Cambridge, MA. Our team was tasked with developing a comprehensive, neighborhood-level plan that addressed projected impacts due to flooding, heat, extreme weather, drought, and other hazards. This plan included measures that could be…Read More
Resilient Mystic Collaborative Regional Climate Assessment
BSC Group served as a subconsultant to Arup to design a critical infrastructure tabletop exercise for a regional climate assessment involving six municipalities, the local watershed association, and more than a dozen critical infrastructure and community-based organizations. The project aims to identify critical infrastructure vulnerabilities to climate change and will prioritize measures to storm-harden regional…Read More
Rural Dirt Road Vulnerability Assessment
BSC Group conducted a regional vulnerability assessment of rural dirt roads for the Towns of Sheffield, New Marlborough, and Sandisfield, MA. Within the context of climate resilience, the team assessed road conditions and vulnerabilities. The project sought to better understand the challenges that are expected as a result of exacerbated roadway infrastructure due to increasingly…Read More
Rannapo Road Relocation
BSC Group was tasked with the stabilization of a riverbank by the relocation of an approximate 1000 feet of Rannapo Road in Sheffield, MA. The road is located along the banks of the Housatonic River, and over time the river eroded the bank and led to a section of the roadway being washed out. BSC…Read More
Marine Park Redevelopment and Design
BSC Group is providing surveying, landscape architecture, permitting, public engagement, and conceptual design services for the redevelopment and design of DCR’s Marine Park located in South Boston, MA. This project will provide a safe, resilient, and functional memorial coastal play park and gathering area in memory of beloved child, Colin McGrath and local community activist,…Read More
Athol Helping Athol Community Plan for Social Resilience
BSC Group assisted the Town of Athol in simultaneous hazard mitigation and social resilience initiatives, resulting in an action-oriented climate adaptation plan which framed vulnerabilities and solutions local to the Town. The project was made possible by BSC's assistance in the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant application process. In order to reflect the specific needs…Read More
Broadway Corridor Study
In order to capitalize on benefits from the recently opened Encore Casino, BSC developed a study with the City of Malden to prepare for and guide opportunities along its busy Broadway (Route 99) Corridor. The study examined existing physical and economic conditions and identified recommended revitalization options for key parcels. The study identified the community’s…Read More
Urban Heat Island Assessment
BSC Group collaborated with the City of Everett to produce an Urban Heat Island Assessment for the Summary of Findings Report. Made possible by assisting the City in securing a MVP program planning grant, municipal staff and non-profits worked with the BSC team to identify and develop a broad understanding of Hazards, Vulnerabilities, as well…Read MorePages: