Published September 21, 2010

Worcester is a study in urban decay and renewal. Abandoned warehouses and idle factories. A shuttered parking lot next to failed mall. But as WBUR’s Curt Nickisch reported this morning, these empty spaces are beginning to make way for condos, offices and biotech labs — taking advantage of the cheap rent and light traffic, at least compared to big brother Boston.

Photographer Jess Bidgood captured scenes of Worcester’s changing face: