For decades, Lincoln Square has been viewed as one of the City’s grand public places, boasting some of the City’s most significant buildings and transportation corridors. The area is a cultural center (home of the Worcester Art Museum, the Worcester War Memorial Auditorium, and the centerpiece for the annual First Night celebration), an academic center (site of the Worcester Technical High School and nearby Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Becker College), a law and order center (including the Worcester County Courthouse and the headquarters of the Worcester Police Department), and a business center (culminating in the recently opened Gateway Park). As the area continues to evolve, and public functions such as the Courthouse and the Worcester Technical High School are relocated, the City of Worcester looks to explore the opportunities for reuse of existing buildings and parcels and the infrastructure changes necessary to prepare the area for the expanding economy.

The City of Worcester’s Executive Office of Economic, Neighborhood & Workforce Development, with the assistance of a consultant team led by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB), embarked on an exciting effort to develop an economic development strategy for the Lincoln Square/North Main Street area. The North Main Economic Development Strategy builds upon the cooperation and coordination of local, state, and federal officials, and most importantly the input of the local community members.

For more information about this project please contact Timothy McGourthy at the City of Worcester’s Executive Office of Economic, Neighborhood & Workforce Development. Email: mcgourthyt@ci.worcester.ma.us

Historic Photographs of Lincoln Square (Courtesy of the Worcester Historical Museum)

Priority Parcel Map