Municipal, regional, neighborhood, development, and transportation corridor planning all require both a broad perspective and specific, creative strategies that encompass traffic operations, transit, positive pedestrian and bicycle policies and practices, and responsive urban design. The most successful transportation plans involve interface with a myriad of stakeholders and framing solutions in a broad context, considering local, state, and often regional impacts. HSH understands the complexity of these projects and provides practical solutions that help guide growth and change on local, regional, and state levels. HSH's engineers and planners are adept at working with clients and stakeholders to develop alternatives and achieve consensus among all parties. For all of its projects, the firm's multi-disciplinary approach allows HSH to resolve complex site issues and help clients understand the relationships between land use, traffic by all modes, and parking. HSH takes a "Complete Streets" approach to improving downtowns and busy corridors, and has honed its practice to be highly responsive to the key aesthetic and cost issues involved in site design and sustainable land use.
HSH has helped hundreds of developers and institutions, both medical and academic, in Metro Boston navigate the regulatory arena at numerous Towns and Cities as well as through the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). HSH's transportation studies run the gamut from small, but sometimes controversial retail and commercial properties, to large master planning efforts. In particular, HSH has successfully guided developers through the sometimes difficult Article 80 Reviews that are required by the City of Boston. HSH's strategic advice and creative transportation solutions for difficult urban sites help our clients facilitate obtaining their permitting approvals for projects large and small. Known as the "go to" firm in Boston to craft feasible transportation strategies, HSH has unparalleled experience helping our clients with Transportation Access Plan Agreements (TAPA) and Construction management Plans (CMP) facilitating development. HSH has a thorough understanding of thresholds that trigger review under the MEPA process and has helped hundreds of clients with MEPA strategies that accelerate approvals.
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