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Study: Microhubs and Last-Mile Cargo Bikes Can Save City $240M a Year

In this city, time is indeed money; delays cost the city over $243 million every year, the report estimates.

April 1, 2024

‘Blue Highway’ Blues: A Maritime Freight Pier is Coming to Downtown Heliport … By 2029

It's progress, but does it really take five years to build a barge — especially one that's been in talks for five years already?

November 14, 2023

Analysis: DOT’s Curb Management ‘Action’ Couldn’t Come Soon Enough

DOT and Mayor Adams on Tuesday released a 10-point curb management "action plan" full of plans to make plans to reorient curb space away from private car storage.

September 15, 2023

Industry and Public Don’t Like DOT’s Proposed Cargo Bike Rules

This freight bike rule is going to be a heavy lift, the Department of Transportation learned on Wednesday.

September 13, 2023

Opinion: NYC Can Lead the Freight Delivery Revolution … If DOT Gets Smart About Rules

A cargo-bike industry leader speaks out about backwards rules proposed by DOT on the eve of Wednesday's hearing.

September 12, 2023

DOT Commish: We Want to Get the Rules Right for Cargo Bikes

The head of the city Department of Transportation answers back after two Streetsblog posts raised doubts about new cargo bike rules.

September 7, 2023

Opinion: Don’t Screw Up Bike Freight Deliveries by Drafting Bad Rules

Another cargo bike industry leader has come forward to complain about the DOT's proposal to limit bike length and allow for four-wheeled vehicles.

August 31, 2023

DOT Seeks to Reduce Delivery Traffic and Package Theft with Lockers

DOT says that 90,000 packages every day are reported stolen or lost. Thieves are facilitated because many apartment buildings lack secure areas for holding packages. Could a locker system change that?

June 30, 2023