Richard Florida

Richard Florida is Senior Editor at The Atlantic and Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto. See his most recent writing at The Atlantic Cities. More

Florida is author of The Rise of the Creative Class, Who's Your City?, and The Great Reset. He is founder of the Creative Class Group.

The Great Housing Reset Continues

The Great Housing Reset Continues

What do the latest Case-Shiller figures say about the real estate market? More »

The Global State of Work

The Global State of Work

Check out this map charting employment statistics around the world More »

Where the Brains Are Going

Where the Brains Are Going

College grads are no longer flocking to the Sunbelt, but big cities, college towns, and even the Rustbelt metros More »

The Geography of Gun Deaths

The Geography of Gun Deaths

A look at some factors that common knowledge says should be associated with gun violence, but statistics don't back up More »

What Makes Texas Special

What Makes Texas Special

When it comes to the Lone Star State, it is structural factors rather than short-term policy fluctuations that ultimately matter More »

The Psychogeography of Gun Violence

The Psychogeography of Gun Violence

What can psychology tell us about the specific ways that regional, locational, and geographic factors can affect gun violence and mass shootings in particular? More »

The Ever-Rising Cost of America's Highways

The Ever-Rising Cost of America's Highways

Gas taxes, tolls, and auto registration fees no longer ensure that our highways "pay for themselves." What can be done? More »

Where the Smart People Are Going

Where the Smart People Are Going

Educated people are flocking to coastal cities. What does that mean for country's economic growth? More »

The Great Housing Reset Continues

The Great Housing Reset Continues

The real estate market will continue to adjust for years to come. Check out which cities have fared better than others. More »

America's Most Walkable Cities

America's Most Walkable Cities

Walkability is more than an attractive amenity, it's a magnet for attracting the businesses and people that drive economic growth More »

What Skills Make Cities Rich?

What Skills Make Cities Rich?

While education is an important marker, physical, social, and other abilities lead to economic success More »

The Social Advantage of Large Cities

The Social Advantage of Large Cities

From Silicon Valley to Shanghai, metropolises are increasingly seen as engines of economic progress More »

Damn That (Holiday) Traffic Jam

Damn That (Holiday) Traffic Jam

As one of the busiest travel days of the year approaches, here's a list of the country's most congested roads More »

Urban Arts Bring Life to Brazilian Slums

Urban Arts Bring Life to Brazilian Slums

Artists in Rio de Janeiro are tapping into local creativity to transform a community More »

What Makes Countries Corrupt

What Makes Countries Corrupt

A number of social and economic factors have astonishing correlations with a nation's political behavior More »

Mapping America's Well-Being

Mapping America's Well-Being

The Gallup-Heathways Well-Being Index measures a population's general health and happiness. Which areas scored highest? More »

The Trick-or-Treater Map

The Trick-or-Treater Map

As the holiday approaches, which areas will have to dole out the most candy? More »

Is Social Media Driving the Economy?

Is Social Media Driving the Economy?

How the geography social media networks are reinforcing the increasingly uneven nature of America's economic landscape More »

It's Not the Economy, Stupid

It's Not the Economy, Stupid

It's deeper structural factors, rather than cyclical ones, that determine partisan voting patterns More »

Meet Naheed Nenshi, Calgary's New Mayor

Meet Naheed Nenshi, Calgary's New Mayor

How did the new elect's faith play into his victory? More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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