Worcester Now | Next was a two-year citywide planning process that engaged the community on issues such as such as land use, housing, economic opportunity, natural and cultural resources, open space and recreation, services and facilities and transportation and mobility, among others.
The project generated a long-range plan that knits together past, present and future initiatives covering the entire city, from downtown to its dozens of neighborhoods. The plan provides a coordinated roadmap for the future development and evolution of the City, and establishes a framework for more detailed studies down the road, but is not meant to be a granular study of every issue.
Thank you for helping us develop a citywide plan that focuses on inclusion, integrity, innovation as core values guiding growth and change in the City.
With the development momentum in the City of Worcester, there was an important opportunity to assess the City's overarching goals and vision, and provide a guide for long-term growth and municipal policy. Since Worcester's last comprehensive planning effort in 1987, the City and its partners have undertaken numerous topic-specific planning efforts, such as the City of Worcester Strategic Plan (2020), Green Worcester Plan (2021), a Regional Housing & Economic Study (2019), the Becoming Worcester Cultural Plan (2019), the Worcester Public Schools Strategic Plan (2018) and the Greater Worcester Community Health Improvement Plan (2016), among others. The Worcester Now | Next Citywide Plan capitalized on the moment to integrate all of the planning work done to date into a unified framework.
Worcester Now | Next built on past successes, connected current planning initiatives and integrated a present-day vision from the community into a comprehensive framework to guide growth and change in the City for the next 30 years.
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