Another Great Atlantic Monthly Article

I just love the Atlantic Monthly. Not only does it have a great stable of bloggers who I follow, but a bunch of interesting long-form articles as well. This month has an article by Richard Florida, who is famous for popularizing the idea of the "creative class".

Interesting thesis in the article that the current economic crisis will have the long-term effect of remodeling the economic landscape. He also argues that dense, walkable urban areas will prosper, since these areas are desirable for "creative class" types. Good news for the Chicago metro area in general and particularly for the city of Chicago. Not so great news for Detroit and possibly Las Vegas. It dovetails nicely with "The Next Slum?" article from last year's Atlantic.

I should probably get a subscription to the magazine.