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City official urges early local planning for eVTOL air taxis, warns against repeating freeway‑era harms
Summary
Assistant City Manager Mike Rogers briefed the Mobility Committee on Oct. 16 about electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), urging early local land‑use planning, safety standards, grid and charging preparedness, and community engagement to avoid the equity harms that accompanied past highway construction.
Assistant City Manager Mike Rogers told the Mobility Committee on Oct. 16 that electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — commonly called eVTOLs or “air taxis” — are advancing rapidly and that cities should start planning now for vertiports, charging infrastructure, land‑use and equity impacts.
“These vehicles need a place to land,” Rogers said, noting vertiports are likely to occupy rooftops, parking garages or new ground‑level hubs and will require charging and multimodal access. He urged local planning to consider retrofitting structures for aviation standards, demand on the electric grid,…
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