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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Review and assessment of codes and ordinances that disproportionately impact disadvantaged and marginalized communities is critical to ensuring resilience to climate change and extreme weather, which can be strengthened for all. You can trust WSP’s team to deliver your projects within scope, budget, and schedule. Members of our team have led transformative and locally tailored assessments and plans focused on addressing the needs in underserved communities, while supporting decision makers from planning through implementation of innovative strategies and policies. Our team also includes staff members who have been in your shoes before either by having worked at the local and state level or helping ensure equitable education. This experience, coupled with our decades of work collaborating directly with local officials to tackle resilient building needs, provides our team with a unique perspective to help navigate challenges. We can translate our experience to right-size solutions that would be most feasible and impactful for the communities and economies and deliver comprehensive reviews and actionable plans.

Areas of Expertise „ Comprehensive reviews of existing codes and ordinances „ Identification of disparities and unintended consequences „ Revealing environmental burdens and discriminatory practices „ Support of affordable housing „ Identification of equitable development opportunities „ Identification of environmental health improvement opportunities „ Increased transparency by making codes and ordinances accessible and understandable „ Encouragement of collaboration amongst stakeholders and agencies to ensure buy-in

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