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As new homes are being built in Worcester, city leaders are working to address rising costs with an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring developers to set.
In 1936, seven white men judged which neighborhoods of Worcester were not viable for real estate financing using criteria like “industrial workers live in this area as well as a few negroes.” Today, as rising costs overburden half of renters in the city, those impacted the most are from those neighborhoods still suffering from lack of investment.