green space – Worcester Community Project Center

January 12, 2019August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc.: Evaluating Environmental Justice and Organizational Partnerships for Green Space in Worcester, MA

During our Interactive Qualifying Project, we worked in collaboration with Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc. to understand environmental justice in Worcester and outline key partnerships and organizational resources for green space. Specifically, we interviewed neighboring park organizations and high ranking city officials to evaluate the distribution of resources throughout the city’s green space and partnerships that…

April 12, 2018August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Division Of Public Health: Accentuating Accessible Recreation in the Greater Worcester Community

The project goal was to develop a set of promotional tools that can be used to help the Worcester Division of Public Health (WDPH) fulfill the Community Health Improvement Plan objective to increase community member engagement in physical activity. To accomplish this goal, we created S.T.A.R.S. criteria – Safety, Transportation, Access, Recreation, and Social Value…

October 27, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

The Elm Park Conservancy

Welcome to our page! For our Interactive Qualifying Project(IQP) we worked with the Park Spirit of Worcester in order to develop a sustainable framework that established a funding mechanism, management team, and volunteer engagement plan through the development of the Elm Park Conservancy. Project Description For our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), we worked closely with the Park Spirit…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Revealing Worcester’s Hidden Gem: Promoting the East-West Trail

Welcome to the Revealing Worcester’s Hidden Gem Team page! From January to May of 2017 we worked in collaboration with the Park Spirit of Worcester to assess the community’s present awareness of The East-West Trail, Worcester’s first urban hiking trail, spanning 14 miles across 20 unique green spaces. Project Sponsor The Park Spirit of Worcester Inc.…