In 1828, the Blackstone Canal in Worcester, Massachusetts catalyzed bringing the city from a farm town into the American Industrial Revolution. Due to the development of the railroad, the Canal was covered up and eventually tied into Worcester’s sewer system. The Blackstone Canal District Alliance is a non-profit organization in Worcester that promotes the economic development of the city. The goal of this project was to provide the Alliance with a cost and benefit assessment of revitalizing the Blackstone Canal for its half mile stretch from Union Station to Kelley Square. Based on data taken from sources in fields of economics, urban planning, and politics, we developed such an assessment and provided the alliance with recommendations for further pursuit of their vision.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Spunar, Nicholaus Stephen
• Ouellette, Daniel John
• Messier, John Stephen
• Crimmins, Robert Charles

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Community
• Sustainability
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121614-132832

Keyword

• City planning
• Community development
• Water resources development

Advisor

• Ogilvie, Anne
• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2014

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Blackstone Canal District Alliance
• Giangregorio, John

Date created

• 2014-12-16

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright