many tech firms have migrated from suburbs to cities to tap start - up talent in urban areas , and hollowed out middle - class neighbourhoods in the process , writes article Florida in the MIT Technology Review . Florida believes the tech sector should collaborate with cities to provide affordable housing , public transport to outlying areas , and upgrading of low - wage service providers so that " superstar " cities maintain access to the pool of service providers they will need to survive .
US tech firms have migrated from suburbs to cities to tap start-up talent in urban areas, and hollowed out middle-class neighbourhoods in the process, writes Richard Florida in the MIT Technology Review. Florida suggests the tech sector should work with cities to ensure affordable housing, public transport to outlying areas, and upgrading of low-wage service jobs so that "superstar" cities maintain access to the pool of service providers they will need to survive.