American Renaissance

Choosing a Creative City 1. Identify a Creative Class job. (2 pages) A. Explain why your job falls in the category of the Creative Class. B. Explain how your major has prepared you for this job. Sources: Richard Florida, The Creative Class and The City and/or The Creative Class. Journal article(s) or appropriate text(s). 2. Pick a city to live in and assess it for creativity. (3 pages) A. Identify the city's ranking in the Tolerance Index and Bohemian Index. B. Give examples that denote the city's attributes in each index. C. Identify the city's ranking in the Creativity Index and denote its attributes. Sources: Richard Florida, The Creative Class and The City and The Creative Class 3. Pick a city to live in assess as for it career advancement (2 pages) https://ww.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/10/24/the-best-places- for-business-and-careers-2018-behind-the-numbers/#5fc702315773 A. Discuss the importance of the metrics (methodology and research) and how they relate to the creative class. 3. Identify a neighborhood to live in and assess it for its quality of place. (4 pages) A. Lifestyle & Scene B. Authenticity C. Physical Environment: (1) mix of uses (2) mobility (3) housing types D. Mobility (1) Transportation options (2) Walkscore (3) Bikescore Utilize 4 sources (at least 3 from course reading):      

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