A sidewalk covered in snow with a telephone pole in the middle of the sidewalk.

Where the sidewalk ends: A call for safer streets

by Greg Guertin. Shel Silverstein’s beloved poem Where the Sidewalk Ends invites us to imagine stepping beyond the pavement into a safer, more welcoming world, a place where imagination thrives, and dangers fade away. Yet in Smithfield, R.I., like in many modern towns, sidewalks often lead us not to safety but directly into harm’s way.

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Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

Boston, MA
The City of Boston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) retained Weston & Sampson to update their Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP), which included public engagement, stakeholder coordination, and updates to the previous NHMP.