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Hubba Lubba Dub Dub: DOT Announces Micro Delivery Hubs To Start This Summer
The pilot program will create designated areas for trucks to unload packages to then be delivered by workers on cargo bikes or other small vehicles, officials said.
April 7, 2023
Sustainable Transport Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 2, 2023
What An Ideal Green New Deal for Transportation Might Look Like
A truly green new deal must focus on reducing the amount Americans drive, a new report argues — and doing so will take an unprecedented portfolio of investments into sustainable modes.
March 22, 2022
DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit
"Complying with the bill as drafted would require substantial repurposing of existing private passenger vehicle parking in many of these neighborhoods," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said.
May 5, 2021
A Look Back at Bezos’s Dirty Legacy on U.S. Roadways
February 6, 2021
Council Wants City to Require Overnight Deliveries
The city would have to receive deliveries at night in order to free up road space during the most congested times and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists under a council bill that moved another step forward on Tuesday.
September 24, 2019
UPS Kicks Off Year-Round E-Trike Delivery Service in Pittsburgh
International shipping giant UPS is dipping a toe into pedal-powered delivery in American cities.
November 13, 2017
Amazon Could Kill Car-Dependent Big Box Retail. Will It Also Kill Main Street?
Amazon is chipping away at the dominance of big box stores, which might warm the hearts of people who watched Walmart and other retailers ruthless suck the life out of walkable downtowns for years on end. But is it really a good thing?
April 26, 2017
Trucking Industry Imposes Up to $128 Billion in Costs on Society Each Year
Cross-posted from City Observatory
June 2, 2015
Barbara Boxer’s Transportation Bill: Same As It Ever Was
The future of national transportation policy is pretty much like the present of national transportation policy, if the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has its way: underfunded and highway-centric.
May 13, 2014