IN OCTOBER 2023, the City of Worcester released a draft Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), issuing ten recommendations meant to guide the further preservation, management, and expansion of Worcester's urban forest—and in particular, Worcester’s public “street trees.”

Understanding the intricate interplay between environmental variables and the communities most affected by them is paramount to fostering equitable urban development.

This StoryMap presents Worcester's preliminary and general municipal elections between 2013 and 2023, with a special focus on individual races in  2021 and 2023.

Worcester Almanac: 2023 compiles data from a variety of sources to inform decision-makers and the general public on important areas of interest for the City of Worcester, surrounding communities, and Worcester County.

With Worcester’s 2023 election nearly here, it is worthwhile to release a brief regarding how local government in the City of Worcester is organized in order to create better informed voters.

This report, a follow-up to last year's Investing in Excellence will examine the budget-making process of the Worcester Public Schools, and analyze some of the new additions to this coming year's adopted budget.

This publication is intended to provide candidates and residents in Worcester with questions for consideration. We offer the following to provoke discussion, debate, and potentially decision as the voters of Worcester select their leaders for the 2024-2025 political cycle.

Each Year on July 1, Massachusetts cities and towns must implement a new budget. The City of Worcester’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget, entitled Empower Progress: Investing in Equity, Talent, and Culture, took effect on July 1, 2023.

Over the past few decades, the City of Worcester has undergone substantial demographic and economic changes. As an economic and population hub in central Massachusetts, studying past changes helps us to better understand the current regional conditions and to think in a more informed way about the future.

The Worcester Regional Research Bureau is pleased to release Bureau Brief - Worcester's 2023 Election, a Primer.