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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
Evergreen Cemetery Master Plan
BSC Group prepared a detailed master plan for the City of Marlborough’s 68-acre Evergreen Cemetery. The master plan included the compiling of various GIS data including two-foot contour intervals and wetlands mapping, site observations, soil testing, and existing burial area documentation which was then used to complete a master plan for the remaining grave space…Read More
Mountain View Cemetery Master Plan
BSC Group was retained by the Town of Shrewsbury to provide a master plan for the 23-acre Mountain View Cemetery and the adjacent Masonic Land. The plan identified the current cemetery operations, the remaining sales life of the existing cemetery, an analysis of the future cemetery industry trends, an evaluation of the masonic property, and…Read MorePages: