Richard Florida, the man credited with popularizing the belief that the so-called “creative class” is the primary driver of urban redevelopment, was in Ann Arbor yesterday to address a regional economic forum hosted by Ann Arbor Spark. As I didn’t take very good notes, and don’t have the time this evening to provide anything even […]
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Richard Florida visits Ann Arbor, advocates for affordable housing, warns “When places get boring, even the rich leave”
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor SPARK, Brexit, creative class, demographics, Donald Trump, economic development, economic inequality, economic segregation, Elmira, gentrification, inclusive urbanism, Jane Jacobs, luddism, Martin Prosperity Institute, mass transit, Michael Shuman, populism, re-urbanization, Richard Florida, Rob Ford, service industry, shifting national demographics, tax the rich, the arts, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, the gay, The New Urban Crisis, The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality Deepening Segregation and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It, The Rise of the Creative Class, things that are boring, threats to the middle class, urban planning, urban redevelopment, urban renewal, wealth inequality, why don't the rich see the big picture 29 Comments
NBC Nightly News sends crews to visit Michigan cities in hopes of terrifying nation into paralysis
It would be great if, one day, a national news crew came to Michigan for something other than a “canary in the coal mine” story… I suppose we should be thankful that people around the country are finally taking notice of the plight of Michigan’s cities, which, one-by-one, are being sold for scrap by non-elected […]
Posted in Michigan Also tagged America's great cities, Detroit, Emergency Financial Manager, Martin Luther King, Pontiac, protests, Rick Snyder, Ricky Gervais, the future of American cities 8 Comments