Urban Revival
Long-established trends in the growth and decline of America's cities appear to be shifting More »
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.
Long-established trends in the growth and decline of America's cities appear to be shifting More »
If you're thinking about buying a house, there's no rush: you have plenty of time before prices start to tick up significantly More »
Market forces are already causing a significant reset in America's housing system -- and a lot quicker than most people imagine. More »
Levels of income, human capital, and creative class are factors that may determine cities' levels of health and fitness More »
Many Americans have begun questioning the conventional wisdom for buying a home More »
Globalization was supposed to off-shore manufacturing and leave R&D in the States. But today, even innovation is moving overseas. More »
What city has the most college degrees per square mile? (It isn't New York) More »
Housing markets continue to seesaw in cities across the country More »
Creative destruction reigned in the Great Recession. A new study finds that 2009 was a banner year for new business start-ups. More »
Owning your own home may be the cornerstone of the American Dream, but it may not be good for America More »
Cities with large immigrant and gay populations generate higher earnings, contrary to popular belief More »
To what extent is economic freedom associated with tolerance and happiness? Are freer nations also more tolerant? More »
What an intriguing new indicator says about the state of the economy More »
Working smarter, and not working harder, is what brings higher earnings to states More »
What factors might drive census participation? With the help of my colleague Charlotta Mellander, I decided to take a quick look More »
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