I'm fine with projects like this being built, but in tandem with it we need:

1. Affordable / low-income units, and programs that make sure low-income Worcester residents can continue to live and thrive here.
2. More robust public transit / make the city less reliant on car infrastructure
3. More condo units for sale so there isnt an oversaturation of """luxury""" rentable units or just competitive single-family homes.
4. More culture and institutions that are genuinely interesting and edgy and cool but uniquely Worcester. Why pay New York style prices and not even get the tip of the iceberg of the type of amenities of that city? I'm so ready to move out of this city to NYC (was born here, lived in Boston for 11 years, and just recently moved back to the Woo) because between the shit public transit and lack of stuff to do, I'm at my wits end here, and if the city is going to start costing just as much, might as well be somewhere worth the high price.
5. More than just $15 an hour jobs outside of the medical or tech field. I've been scouring Indeed for the past few weeks for a new interim job, and the pay wages these days are abysmal if you're not in med or tech (real estate is maybe the only other field I can think of here that pays well but THEY are the ones who are part of the problem of gentrification/high cost of units and homes).