The plan sets priorities for improving DW Field Parkway, creating safer pedestrian and bicycle access, improving parking, incorporating sustainable stormwater solutions, and upgrading signage and waste collection.

The Plan identifies specific projects to be implemented over the next 10-20 years to provide a safer and more sustainable natural resources for the City of Brockton and surrounding communities.

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The new bridge will restore tidal flow into the river basin improving water quality, restoring native salt marsh habitat, increasing resilience of the floodplain, and reviving the river’s ability to sequester heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

This large environmental project is a true collaborative effort among the Town of Wellfleet, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, National Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Friends of Herring River as well as the contractor and consultant partners. EP will oversee construction with Weston & Sampson as the Owner’s Project Representatives. MIG Corporation has mobilized and is starting the initial phase of construction work.

For more project details, see Friends of Herring River’s site: https://herringriver.org/news/restoration-updates/

October 2023 Update

The team is making steady progress on the Herring River Restoration Project!

The pile foundations are in place and the pier caps are being completed for the temporary bridge. A significant portion of the stone armor scour protection is in place. The temporary bridge superstructure work will be underway in October and November, allowing work to then commence on removing the old dike and the permanent bridge abutments. MIG Construction has completed over $5M of work to date on this $29M project.

February 2024 Update

Construction of the new, temporary bridge over Herring River has been completed by MIG Construction. The final step before the bridge can be open to traffic is the relocation of overhead utilities which will be commencing in the coming weeks.

The temporary bridge will now allow work to begin on construction of the foundations for the new bridge and tide gates. When this work is completed, the existing dike can be removed. The new bridge will restore tidal flow into the river basin improving water quality, restoring native salt marsh habitat, increasing resilience of the floodplain, and reviving the river’s ability to sequester heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

Over $9M of construction work has been completed to date from the $29.9M construction contract.

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Margot Schoenfelder, PE, AICP and Jim McGonagle, City of Newton, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Works, presented “Fostering Safe & Sustainable Communities.”

Andrew Grota, P.E., Ziad F. Kary, P.E, Tom O’Connor, TOWN OF DENNIS, MA Deputy DPW Director, and Chad Contonio, Town of Dennis’ Transfer Station Foreman, presented “Improvements in Recycling & Solid Waste Handling.”

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This year, our booth highlighted our recently completed Newtonville Center project – a project focused on safety, beautification, and community. A special thanks to the wonderful Newton team for connecting today – and to all the incredible municipalities who trust us to make an impact on communities across The Commonwealth.

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Scott Turner, Director of Planning, wrote the section, “Boston Climate Ready Adaptation Plan” in Chapter 9.

View this high-value report

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To meet their ambitious climate change goals, EP worked with the Town of Wellesley to create a Sustainable Mobility Plan that provides a framework for expanding sustainable mobility in Town over the next 5-10 years through a diverse set of strategies targeting travel patterns, land use, and electric vehicle adoption.

The final version of this transformative document can be viewed here!

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The event is focused on climate change and equity and Scott’s presentation will include an introduction to the APA policy guides and how they are used; comparison of the current guide with previous versions; and will discuss the relationship of the guide with the Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places.

Learn more about American Planning Association’s (APA) Sustainable Communities Division (SCD)

Learn more about SCD First Annual Symposium

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