Arlington Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted 3-17-2015

Grow Our Businesses Arlington is a city with enviable assets. Centrally located between two major urban areas — Dallas and Fort Worth — it has ready access to three interstate highways (Interstates 20, 30, and 35) and a Class I railroad. One of the world’s ten busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, is minutes away. It has a growing population, a branch of the University of Texas (UT Arlington), a major theme park (Six Flags), and the largest industrial park in the region. Arlington is also home of two professional sports franchises: the Texas Rangers (Globe Life Park), and the Dallas Cowboys (AT&T Stadium). Yet, like most cities of its age, the city does have some challenges. Arlington went through a period of rapid expansion during the latter half of the 20th century, fueled by industrial growth surrounding the General Motors Arlington Plant and a burgeoning regional aerospace sector. Arlington’s recent job growth, however, has been in low-wage sectors related to its growing 82

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