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As e-commerce continues to intrude into the downtown market place, as the next generation of ride sharing and autonomous vehicles become more prevalent, as communications become more immediate and visual, and as the have – have not dichotomy grows, it becomes harder and harder to anticipate outcomes.What is “known” and “unknowable” becomes more important to understand. Human needs are “knowable”. Maslow got itright over 60 years ago. Human needs for food, shelter and safety will not change substantially in the next fifty years. Despite Ray Kurzweil’s melding of man and machine, basic human needs and wants will persist.