Municipal fiber optic internet

Subway or tram system throughout Worcester and bordering towns is my absolute dream (I literally sometimes when I'm bored draw over maps of what a system might look like). The fact that the city is so dependent on cars is becoming ridiculous. They want to build denser and denser downtown but can't accommodate the number of cars that want to park. There are other cities of similar size (both physically and in population density) in both the US and across Europe that have decent public transit systems, and it's just so sane.

Seconding bike infrastructure like someone else said. Not just this painted lines on the roads bullshit either. Widen those sideways European style, baby!!!!

OH, would also love a high speed passenger train that goes directly to Providence from Worcester. Could you imagine how powerful it would be if we had a triangle of culture if there was transportation between Worcester/Boston/Providence???

Wouldn't also mind a high speed train that goes directly to NYC, as I'm trying to get more gig work down there. And not one that that stops in Springfield and you have to switch trains like it is now with Amtrak. I've done the ORH -> JFK flight a few times, and while I love how fast I can get to New York, I feel awful for my carbon footprint from it, and I'm sick of taking Greyhounds back and forth.

Crunch fitness off of grafton st is not too bad they just built that place during the pandemic go check it out that place is great.

Midtown mall got a nice make over they just need some good stores to move in.Worcester definitely looks alot better than it did ten yrs ago.

This is a good idea man dam you should be a project manager or developer with that type of idea.

Fix the Downtown area please put some nice clothing stores so it doesn't look like a ghost town.Better night clubs and more activities at night also extend the night life like other city's allow the night clubs to stay open longer like to four or five in the morning on the weekends.

Body cams for cops, internet, pave a road every now and then.

I hope something good happens with it.

In the early 2000s we did some volunteer work to help clean up the inside and some spots were already in rough shape then. At that time there were plans being discussed to move the juvenile court in there but I'm glad it didn't happen because as it was described to me it would have gutted most of what was interesting and in my opinion irreplaceable.

If I had my millions I would love to make it a pet project. With buildings like that, once they are gone, there is nothing like them that would ever replace them.

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What kind of gym are you looking for?

Only if you also add serious enforcement of the existing snow removal ordinance.

Which also makes it difficult to drive across quickly and adds to surface street congestion. I'm not sure most people would list lack of highway access as a good thing.

Municipal utilities, like high speed internet. Because fuck comcast.

That's what I was thinking. Get people off the roads. It's the only way Worcester is going to be able to keep growing. We need to be able to get people into, out of, and around the city without adding to the congestion.

Faster commuter rail to Boston. Worcester would be able to feed off of Boston really well if possible

I have worked with more successful and accomplished people from WPI than any other tech school, including MIT, in my 35 years in high tech.

It's been almost 20 years since I graduated, so I can't speak to what has changed since then but it was a challenging although great experience all around and I have never been unemployed since. With that said, if you are not prepared to 100% commit to a STEM degree (or simply a career plan within those types of fields in general) and put in the work, then it may not be worth your time and money.

Also, if money is an issue, you should also know that in the end it's the school you end up graduating from that issues your diploma. I knew a few classmates my junior and senior year that transferred in after building credits from a cheaper school, the only catch is that you need to keep that GPA up if you want to get accepted.

More sidewalks

I’m a current student. (CS/RBE) I definitely like the school, but you have to be the right type of person for it. Yes, there’s a huge salary at the end, but if you don’t enjoy the work you won’t make it through. As for the cost, it’s expensive but they give pretty good aid. I wasn’t even sure if I was gunna get in and I ended up with about $20k/yr in marit aid. I’m happy to answer any specific questions.

Get rid of Casella

Yes

But Main Street’s still all cracked and broken!

Minor league ballpark! JKLOL

It is an excellent school for Engineering and its graduates are well prepared. I have hired quite a few of them over the years.

This came out in the paper in September:

https://www.telegram.com/story/business/2022/09/01/worcester-memorial-auditorium-plan-would-create-esports-venue/7952386001/

But not sure if the plan is totally confirmed. The building is wonderful, it really deserves revitalization, but I have very mixed feelings about this idea.