[NEWS] Five notes about changing cities and economies: Toronto, Richard Florida, Amazon, freelancing

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• A Toronto that does not invest in its future, as it is arguably inclined to do, is not a city that will fare well. Torontoist reports.


• Richard Florida confesses his doctrine of the creative city might not have covered everything. (Underinvestment.) Bloomberg reports.


• Looking at Seattle, Paul Roberts warns that Amazon fit into a preexisting tech-heavy entrepreneurial city. Politico.com has the story.


• Freelancing, this Bloomberg article notes, is becoming mainstream, a popular and profitable side venture. Bloomberg reports.


• If Americans are working longer and dying earlier, this says little good about demographics or economics there. Bloomberg shares the news