Even if neither of these two viruses hit epidemic levels, it's hard to imagine a world where another public health event of some kind isn’t in the cards.

The cities that do the work to be ready in advance will be the ones that survive and thrive in the aftermath.

This looks like several things, but here's a few key actions cities can take:

- Upgraded ventilation in K-12 classrooms
- Expanded outdoor dining
- Investments in parks and outdoor spaces

Thanks for the shoutout!

They're visiting in like dozens of private drones though, rather than multi-passenger space transit.

That's what our government's been hiding from us for decades: car-dependency is a peace offering to our alien overlords.

Car brain is actually an issue across the galaxy.

Sure.

But you’re seeing similar investments in manufacturing and other non-defense industries too!

Definitely not saying it’s easy (nothing ambitious ever is!), but the dollars are out there.