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Final Cargo Bike Rules are a Win For Safety and Sustainability: Experts
Under fire from sustainable freight leaders, the Department of Transportation has tweaked its final cargo bike rules to no longer ban the longer bike-trailer combinations that have become a dominant and safe player on the streets.
March 27, 2024
Red Hook’s Traffic is One-Fifth Trucks, Vans As More Warehouses Arrive
Red Hook's truckpocalypse is real!
December 12, 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
Grocery Delivery May Not Reduce Driving As Proponents Claim, Data Show
It turns out grocery delivery isn't necessarily a slam dunk for reducing emissions or the number of cars on the road.
August 25, 2023
City Moves to Allow Wider Cargo Bikes; Is a Delivery Revolution Next?
The Department of Transportation is moving forward with new rules that would allow the use of wider, pedal-assist electric cargo bikes — a move that could get thousands of trucks off the road ... including some of DOT's own.
August 14, 2023
Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So
I fought FreshDirect and the trucks won.
August 4, 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
Cycle of Joy: DOT’s New Cargo Bike Paves the Way to a Smaller Future
It's a dream ride even if it doesn't ride like a dream.
May 30, 2023
Truck Deaths Are Up 71% — Will Feds Require New Tech?
Will U.S. regulators let thousands of U.S. residents die preventable deaths just to save fleet operators a few dollars?
May 15, 2023
Pols and Advocates Want to Redesign the City’s Truck Network
The current truck route map — comprising about 1,300 miles across the five boroughs — has remained largely unchanged since the 1970s, though DOT said it made “minor edits” in 2015 and 2018. A bill, Intro. 708, introduced on Monday by Council Member Alexa Aviles (D-Sunset Park) would force the agency to do a complete overhaul.
April 10, 2023
