By Amanda Porter –

On Monday the City of Worcester will join with the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and co-host a one-hour bus tour of downtown, the Canal District and Shrewsbury Street.

The tour which is for employees of local colleges is intended to showcase ongoing development projects including retail, entertainment and cultural attractions.

Following the bus tour which starts at 3:30 p.m. there will be a reception at the Beer Garden at 5 p.m.

The reception will include a reveal of a new Worcester College Town video produced by HECCMA member institutions with Molta Media.