Richard Florida
Richard Florida is Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities. He's also a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and Global Research Professor at New York University. He is a frequent speaker to communities, business and professional organizations, and founder of the Creative Class Group, whose current client list can be found here.
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Rankings
The 2012 Halloween Index
The metros best primed for trick-or-treating and Halloween revelry.
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The U.S. Housing Recovery: Still Uneven
Parsing the latest numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.
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Urban Wonk
The 66%: America's Growing Underclass
For almost two-thirds of us, the American Dream is a virtual impossibility.
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Next Great Idea
Communities Aren't Just Places, They're Social Networks
A conversation with urban sociologist Zachary Neal on his new book, The Connected City.
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Maps
The New Geography of Finance
Despite the crisis, the U.S. finance industry has grown since 2008.
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Creatives and the Crisis
Since the start of the economic crisis, creative class workers have fared substantially better than others.
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Maps
Is Your Region Innovative, Productive, Creative, or Just Populated?
A new study gauges the relative contribution of U.S. metros to population, innovation, and economic growth.
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Next Great Idea
The Role of Place in Discovery and Innovation
The Kauffman Foundation's Samuel Arbesman on his new book, The Half-Life of Facts.
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Charts
America's Truly Densest Metros
New Census data offers insight on a better way to measure the density of U.S. cities.
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'Hipster Is Not a Real Job'
An ad campaign from British Columbia backfires.
