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Heliport transformations and EV aircraft initiatives
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Andrew Kimball outlines plans to transform New York City's heliports to support new technologies like electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and create sustainable transportation hubs.
- Plans for East 34th Street Heliport and Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH)
- Selection of Downtown Skyport as the new operator for DMH
- Increased city revenues and investment in infrastructure upgrades to support eVTOLs
- Integration of last-mile maritime freight delivery at DMH
- Infrastructure investments at East 34th Street Heliport to support eVTOLs
- Aim to make New York City one of the first vertiports in the nation to support eVTOLs
- Focus on greening the skies and reducing ambient noise
Andrew Kimball
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At the end of twenty twenty three, we released a bold new vision to transform DMH to capitalize on new technologies like electric vehicle takeoff and landing aircraft, EV tolls, and create a first of its kind hub for sustainable transportation and deliveries as part of the city's Blue Highway network.
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We recently announced the selection of Downtown Skyport as the new operator of DMH.
0:21:53
As part of our new operator agreement, the city will see increased revenues as well as investment to upgrade the heliports infrastructure to support EV tolls as well as last mile maritime freight delivery.
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At East 30 Fourth Street, our operator has also agreed to invest in new heliport infrastructures to support EV tolls.
0:22:11
These agreements will create the needed infrastructure to allow New York City to become one of the first teleports in the nation to support EV tolls, greening our skies while reducing ambient noise.
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Resiliency against flooding and overall effects of climate change is at the core of our work partnering with city agencies like DEP and DDC to build and manage the city's waterfront infrastructure.