96 Arlington, Texas A Study in Effective Municipal Storytelling A city’s annual budget—weighing in at a few hundred pages of figures and charts—is vitally important, even interesting to those in the know and those who wish to be. What it isn’t, is something the typical resident would choose to pick up and read. “It’s a big document. Lots of layers. Lots of departments. And it’s hard to wrap your head around figures that are that From potholes to economic development, Arlington, Texas tells its story using GIS dashboards that relate goals and progress. 96 From potholes to economic development, Arlington, Texas tells its story using GIS dashboards that relate goals and progress. big,” said Jay Warren, director of communications and legislative affairs for the City of Arlington, Texas. Looking for a friendlier way to tell the story of the city budget, Warren took inspiration from a sprawling Lego city he spent years building as a hobby. In 4.5 minutes, a colorful, action-packed short film filled with Lego figures hits the highlights of the city’s fiscal
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