FHWA E-bike Case Study Series: New York City Supports Innovative Commercial Cargo Bicycle Pilot for Last-Mile Deliveries

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycles
  • Trails
  • Bikeways
  • Case studies
  • Delivery vehicles
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-23-026
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; New York ; New York (New York)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  New York City (NYC) is changing how New Yorkers get their packages by managing the largest cargo bicycle program in the country. On average, major freight delivery services deliver over 1.5 million packages in the city. In 2017, that amounted to 365 million tons of cargo. The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) projects that the amount of cargo entering, leaving, or passing through the city will rise to 540 million tons per day by 2045. In one of the city's neighborhoods, East Midtown, larger box trucks (Class 5) deliver 64 percent of these parcels, placing a strain on street infrastructure. Cargo electric bicycles (e-bikes) are a possible alternative vehicle type for deliveries to reduce injuries, congestion, and carbon emissions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86832/dot_86832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 633.62 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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