City of Concord, NH Canal Street Riverfront Park

Working within the limitations of a capped site and a regulated riverfront buffer required close coordination with multiple environmental agencies. Through creative engineering solutions, the team ensured long‑term stability, protected sensitive habitats, and made the site easier to maintain. The project highlights the long‑term value of sustainable landscape design and brownfield reuse, offering a model other communities can follow to reinvigorate underutilized waterfront areas.

Beyond its environmental benefits, the park strengthens Concord socially and economically by improving public access, supporting tourism, and reinforcing the city’s identity as a historic river community. By meeting municipal goals for safety, connectivity, and open space preservation, the project transforms a once‑restricted site into a welcoming, resilient public destination that celebrates both environmental recovery and community engagement.