Re-Imagine Chicago: Is It Over For American Cities?

By Steve Bynum
Divided America Urban Vs Rural
In this June 29, 2016 photo, cranes dot the landscape in downtown Denver. Richard Florida, a prominent urban theorist, argues that living in a booming city, with its high cost of living, can be tougher than living in a slowly depopulating rural area. "People in urban and rural areas are living very different lives and experiencing the world very differently," Florida said. Brennan Linsley / AP Photo
Divided America Urban Vs Rural
In this June 29, 2016 photo, cranes dot the landscape in downtown Denver. Richard Florida, a prominent urban theorist, argues that living in a booming city, with its high cost of living, can be tougher than living in a slowly depopulating rural area. "People in urban and rural areas are living very different lives and experiencing the world very differently," Florida said. Brennan Linsley / AP Photo

Re-Imagine Chicago: Is It Over For American Cities?

By Steve Bynum
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Famed urban thinker Richard Florida joins Reset to re-imagine what 21st century cities should become to help foster equitable and just societies.

GUEST: Richard Florida, professor, University of Toronto; author of numerous works, including The Creative Class: And How It’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community And Everyday Life and also The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It.