I really enjoyed reading about the history and future of these aircrafts! eVTOLs seem promising but I can totally see how the flight paths will be the next frontier of NIMBY, especially considering that there will have to be set access points from the ground to enter/exit these machines not unlike a traditional bus or train station. Almost feel like instead of solving a problem we are just recreating it on another elevation… but I hope I am proven wrong!!
Thanks for the feedback, AA! Vertiport location is likely to be among the more "contested" features of urban air mobility. Some of the NIMBY sentiment could be managed by locating vertiports in already busy or industrial areas, though that could run counter to easy access. It may also help to place vertiports on tall buildings to (if I may borrow your words) 'create them on another elevation' to keep the noise and distraction well above street level.
I really enjoyed reading about the history and future of these aircrafts! eVTOLs seem promising but I can totally see how the flight paths will be the next frontier of NIMBY, especially considering that there will have to be set access points from the ground to enter/exit these machines not unlike a traditional bus or train station. Almost feel like instead of solving a problem we are just recreating it on another elevation… but I hope I am proven wrong!!
Thanks for the feedback, AA! Vertiport location is likely to be among the more "contested" features of urban air mobility. Some of the NIMBY sentiment could be managed by locating vertiports in already busy or industrial areas, though that could run counter to easy access. It may also help to place vertiports on tall buildings to (if I may borrow your words) 'create them on another elevation' to keep the noise and distraction well above street level.