Popular Annual Financial Report FY 2024
EVTOL OPERATIONS LAUNCHING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
In November 2023, the City of Arlington partnered with Overair, a developer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing( eVTOL) aircraft, to develop and launch eVTOL operations, starting at Arlington Municipal Airport and extending throughout the DFW region. It is expected that the eVTOL operations will offer a direct connection to Arlington’ s Entertainment District. Overair will also establish a base of operations in North Central Texas, bringing new jobs to residents.
Also in 2024 2024
• The City launched a“ Dashboard of Dashboards” in the Arlington Open Data Center, serving as the City’ s central clearinghouse, making it easier for residents to find and view Arlington’ s open data sets.
• Lights in the parking lots at the East Arlington Police Service Center were changed to energy-saving LED light bulbs in January 2024. Arlington’ s Asset Management crews have retrofitted more than 100 lights in public facility parking lots across the city to LED over the past few years to provide better light quality and reduce the City’ s maintenance costs.
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