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NYC Pol Wants Feds to Rein in Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries
“My legislation ... is an expression of the government's highest obligation, which is public safety,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres.
March 8, 2023
Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink One-Hour Deliveries
All that ultra-fast delivery, though, comes at a high cost in carbon emissions, traffic congestion, labor, and more. And those negative outcomes have to date gone largely unregulated.
February 12, 2023
More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them
In New York, a significant pay raise for city delivery workers could end up increasing the number of deliveries made per hour, which might unleash more two-wheeled deliveristas crisscrossing the city's deadly streets at all hours of the day and night. Be careful what you wish for?
November 23, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Scoop on Sidewalk Delivery Robots
The tiny vehicles showed promise, but they're slow and have limitations, a study of businesses found.
October 29, 2022
The Blue Highway: City EDC Takes a Major Step Forward for Cleaner Freight
To paraphrase the old song: Four loaded pallets of beer on the boat, four loaded pallets of beer — if somebody somewhere would just build a pier ... more and more pallets of beer on the boat.
October 27, 2022
Opinion: E-Bike Charging Stations in Former Newstands Won’t Get it Done
October 11, 2022
‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians
These delivery robots will struggle in its promise to reduce car and truck deliveries — to say nothing of conflicts with pedestrians, a new study finds.
October 6, 2022
Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities
The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.
September 8, 2022
Microdose: NYC Takes Small Step Towards Cargo Bike And Small Vehicle Delivery Centers
A pilot slated for next year isn't anything close to the 'logistics hotels' of Paris, but it's a start.
August 23, 2022
NYCHA Seeks to Bar Residents from Having, Charging or Apparently Even Using E-Bikes
"This is discriminatory," said Gustavo Ajche, a delivery worker and union leader.
July 7, 2022
