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Town-Wide Comprehensive Trails Plan and Design

BSC provided the Town of Hingham with a series of planning and design efforts to improve pedestrian and bicycle connections between important community resources, while also protecting the community’s natural resources and recreational amenities. As part of the planning efforts, BSC completed a town-wide comprehensive trails plan, which includes an assessment of existing trails, an…Read More

Route 3 Corridor Real Estate Assessment

The Town of Billerica, in partnership with the Towns of Bedford, Burlington, Chelmsford, and the City of Lowell retained BSC Group to conduct a site assessment/infrastructure analysis for real estate served by the Route 3 corridor, including the Middlesex Turnpike and the Lowell Connector. Working closely with representatives from each of the partner communities, BSC conducted the…Read More

Quincy Center Urban Renewal Plan

BSC Group worked with the City of Quincy to develop an Urban Revitalization Plan (URP). With guidance from a robust public engagement process and a detailed assessment and analysis of exiting conditions, including zoning, infrastructure, building conditions, parking and traffic, BSC developed a plan and strategy to achieve the revitalization vision. Beginning this transformation is…Read More

Oyster Shell Park Planning and Design

BSC Group provided planning and design services for improvements to Oyster Shell Park, part of the larger Norwalk State Heritage Park on the site of a reclaimed landfill on the Norwalk River waterfront. BSC’s award-winning Oyster Shell Park Master Plan, incorporates the design principles of art, education, and environment, creating an active and vibrant recreational…Read More

Gardner Urban Renewal Plan

Working with citizens, stakeholders, and city officials, BSC developed and implemented a revitalization plan through the development of an Urban Redevelopment Area (URA) Plan. The proposed improvements to the downtown area aim to reestablish the historic vitality and provide enhanced opportunity for urban economic development, improved quality and diversity of housing, and increased livability and…Read More

Connecticut Riverway Trail

BSC was retained by the Town of Old Lyme to provide planning services for the proposed Connecticut Riverway Trail system within the town's shoreline area. BSC planned a four-segment trail system that traverses approximately four miles of area and is a combination Greenway-Blueway that will embrace both inland features such as wooded areas and the…Read More

Assabet River Rail Trail Planning and Design

BSC was selected by the Marlborough Community Development Corporation to provide planning and design services to enhance the Town of Marlborough’s section of the Assabet River Rail Trail (ARRT). The AART is part of a five-town, 12.5-mile-long trail. The goal of the project was to make the trail more inviting, tie the trail into the…Read More

Assabet River Rail Trail Bridge Alternatives Study

BSC Group assisted the Town of Acton in analyzing alternatives for the construction of the Assabet River Rail Trail bridge over the MBTA Commuter Rail line in the Main Street (Route 27) area of South Acton. The bridge will improve access to the rail trail from the MBTA Commuter Rail parking lot and local residential…Read More

Forest Hill Cemetery Master Plan

BSC Group provided the City of Fitchburg with master planning services for the 42-acre Forest Hill Cemetery and completed a detailed cost/benefit feasibility analysis to construct a crematory within Forest Hill Cemetery. The study involved compilation of cemetery mapping, topography and boundaries, as well as available utility information. The study evaluated the existing maintenance building,…Read More

Glenwood Cemetery Master Plan

BSC prepared a highly detailed master plan for Glenwood Cemetery in Everett, a 130-year-old, 21-acre cemetery. At the commencement of the project the cemetery had no grave space available and limited open land to expand into grave space. The master plan included the compiling of various GIS data, a complete aerial topographic mapping of the…Read More
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