Implementation has been a hallmark of our firm for more than five decades and is due in large part to our planning capabilities and experience. We integrate planning with the diverse expertise of professionals in environmental engineering, ecology, resilience, coastal planning, transportation, and design. As part of BSC’s Water, Environment, and Community Solutions practice, our planners help communities connect land use, infrastructure, environmental stewardship, and climate resilience in ways that support long-term community goals. BSC’s planning approach emphasizes the elements most critical to project success, including community engagement, community development strategies, open space protection, economic revitalization, infrastructure readiness, resilience, and funding opportunities. We carefully balance planning creativity with pragmatic implementation considerations to prepare strategies that are achievable in both the short and long term.

Our planning practice encompasses a wide range of project types. Our work includes community-wide master plans, corridor studies, urban renewal plans, open space and recreation plans, zoning plans, site specific planning, resilience planning, and funding strategies. Across these efforts, we facilitate meaningful and inclusive public participation, identify implementation pathways, and position communities to pursue funding and partnerships that advance their priorities. Members of our team are registered and accredited in their respective practice areas, including AICP, SITES AP, and LEED AP, as well as related physical design and environmental disciplines.

BSC’s planning team is also prepared to help clients plan for and respond to the impacts of climate change. Working alongside scientists, engineers, environmental specialists, and resilience practitioners, our planners regularly recommend strategies to help communities prevent, recover from, adapt to, and mitigate the effects of a changing environment.