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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

MBTA Pump Room Infrastructure and Vulnerability Assessments

BSC Group worked with Mott MacDonald to implement actions identified following a 2019 vulnerability assessment on MBTA’s pump station infrastructure. Following the identification and assessment of existing water pump stations located throughout the MBTA service region, BSC was tasked with the programmatic development of a prioritization initiative, intended to obtain permits from the US Environmental…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

Eversource EV Charging Infrastructure

Electric vehicles have emerged as a popular and effective way to reduce the use of fossil fuels and associated greenhouse gases. Eversource is responding to the resulting growing demand for EV charging stations by launching an initiative to fully fund the infrastructure costs associated with the installation of car charging stations in approved locations. BSC…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

Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grants

BSC Group, as a certified MVP provider, has assisted a number of municipalities with application preparation and program implementation of Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Planning Grants. Through these efforts, BSC Group has effectively supported numerous communities in the performance of vulnerability assessments and action to prepare for the impacts of climate change. Clients supported by…Read More

Ecological Resiliency Planning Services

BSC Group provided climate resiliency and ecological restoration planning services to the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) in Medford, Arlington, and Somerville, MA. Our team worked to provide MyRWA with a menu of projects that could be implemented in the future. We identified along the four-mile segment of Mystic River large- and small-scale upland, wetland,…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
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