The Deprescribing Capital
Year: 2037 City need: Healthy aging for a population that is older than the national average Signals used: Statewide Single-Payer Healthcare Legislation Advances (Sep 28) · Polypharmacy Increases Cognitive Impairment Risks (Sep 18) · Data-Driven Youth Sports Injury...
The Gorge Circuit
Year: 2038 City need: Winter-proof mobility and a new use for Buffalo's aerospace workforce Signals used: Hybrid Flying Vehicles Enter Commercial Production (Sep 29) · Electric Flying Car Racing Emerges (Sep 27) · Autonomous Delivery Drones Disrupt Residential...
Sacred Ground Becomes the Neighborhood Commons
Year: 2042 City need: New uses for shrinking parishes and aging cemeteries, and better support for an older population near the end of life Signals used: Cemeteries Serve As Biodiversity Refuges (Sep 23) · Enduring Significance of Local Shrines (Sep 29) · Community...
Buffalo Grows as a Water-Secure City and Rations Its Water Infrastructure
Year: 2040 City need: Safe, affordable drinking water while the population grows Signals used: Water Scarcity Drives Great Lakes In-Migration (Aug 3) · Expanding Hypoxia Reshapes Freshwater Habitats (Aug 26) · Sewage Overflows Impact Public Health Safety (Aug 20) ·...
Reshoring Demand Meets a Shortage of Clean Industrial Land
Year: 2034 City need: Development-ready industrial sites that are free of contamination Signals used: Additive Manufacturing Reshapes Domestic Production (Aug 20) · Defense Manufacturing Decentralization (Aug 9) · Protectionist Policies Reshape Global Manufacturing...
Buffalo Airport Fuel Supply Limits Air Service
Year: 2031 City need: Reliable air service at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BNIA) Signals used: Aviation Fuel Infrastructure Faces Delivery Vulnerabilities (Aug 26) · Aviation Network Fragility (Aug 8) · Extreme Heat Disrupts Regional Aviation (Aug 8) ·...
