WORCESTER – A new report by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (WRRB), “Toward Safer Streets,” estimates the cost of pedestrian and cyclist crashes in 2019 in Worcester was $493,644,552. The total includes costs for damages, medical costs, reduced productivity, and lost wages.

A lot of the conversation in Worcester lately centers on traffic violence. Leaders have labeled what is happening in the city “a crisis.”

WORCESTER — It has been over a month since the Worcester City Council met in full session and councilors have brought an especially full plate of requests for Tuesday.

WORCESTER—The Worcester Regional Research Bureau (WRRB) received national recognition recently at the 2024 Governmental Research Association (GRA) Annual Conference held in Asheville, NC. 

In 2023-2024, the Worcester Community Food Assessment (CFA) sought to understand the experiences of individuals and groups who face food insecurity in Worcester, Massachusetts. A Steering Committee oversaw the implementation of the CFA and analysis of the data.

WORCESTER — With a newly declared "Road Safety and Traffic Violence Crisis” in the city after a series of high-profile serious crashes, Worcester's crash numbers are in focus, and the city saw more crashes for the first half of the year than in years prior.

A new study by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau is looking to bring more clarity to discussions about parking in Worcester and the ripple effect it has on housing and the local economy.

A two-part study on parking in the city conducted by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau looks at how parking revenue has recovered in the post-pandemic era and discusses the possible hidden costs of required parking minimums on new developments.

In the British elections this July, the conservative party was swept out of power after more than a decade of rule.

As a property owner in the city for 24 years and former small-business owner, the topic of property taxes and our ill-conceived dual-tax rate has been a hot one of mine for some time.